Relationships between job, organization, and career commitments and work outcomes—An integrative approach

Abstract This study deals with two major issues. First, a model of commitment outcomes, simultaneously treating organization, job, and career commitments, was tested in two diverse occupational groups. Consistent with predictions, organizational commitment was strongly related to attachment to the organization, while job commitment was strongly associated with indices of effort and performance effectiveness. Second, a hypothesis derived from a normative view of commitment was tested. It was expected that the overall relationship between commitment and work outcomes would be stronger for staff professionals than for insurance salespersons, since the involvement of the former group with their organization is more normative and value based. The data supported this hypothesis. In addition, an exploratory investigation of the relationship between commitment types and affective outcomes—job satisfaction—was included.

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