Organizational Commitment

General scientific definition

Organizational commitment is an employees psychological attachment to an organization. It moves employees to contribute to the common goal. The literature distinguishes three kinds of organizational commitment: affective, continuance and normative (Meyer & Allen, 1991).

Relevant substantive theories

Three Component Model of Organizational Commitment (Meyer & Allen, 1991)

Sources

Meyer, J. P., & Allen, N. J. (1991). A three-component conceptualization of organizational commitment. Human Resource Management Review, 1(1), 61-89. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/1053-4822(91)90011-Z

Examples