Organizational Commitment as a Case of Scientific Disarray

Aviad Bar-Haim

Chapter 5 in Organizational Commitment:The Case of Unrewarded Behavior, 2019, pp 25-33 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Empirical findings on organizational commitment (OC) do not always confirm teaching and organizational development (OD) practices. Thus, in a standard textbook on organizational behavior in the eighties of the 20th century (Baron and Greenberg, 1986, p. 164), we find the following statement: “Organizational commitment appears to exert powerful effects on several aspects of work behavior.” The effects are summarized as follows:Factors tending to increase OC:Motivating potential of specific jobHigh level of responsibilityHigh level of autonomySatisfaction with own level of work performanceSeniority/tenureHigh quality of supervisionFair appraisalsFactors tending to reduce OC:Role ambiguityJob tensionAvailability of other employment opportunitiesBelief that company does not care about employeesUse of punishment by supervisors…

Keywords: Organizational Commitment; Work Motivation; Affective Commitment; Normative Commitment; Continuance Commitment; Organizational Behavior; Instrumental Commitment; Calculative Commitment; Side-bets Commitment; Loyalty; Exit; Voice; Compliance-Identification-Internalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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