Commitment in the Workplace: Theory, Research, and Application

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SAGE Publications, 27 Jan 1997 - 160 halaman
What is a committed employee? Are such employees better or worse off than uncommitted employees? What are the organizational advantages and disadvantages of having a committed workforce?

This book overviews academic and popular perspectives on commitment in employees. It examines the multiple faces of commitment and the links that have been established between the various forms of commitment and organizational behaviour. In addition, questions concerning individual differences, organizational characteristics, job characteristics and work experiences associated with commitment are explored. The volume concludes with a discussion of what organizations can do to manage commitment effectively, including under difficult circumst

 

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1
What is a Committed Employee?
3
Does Commitment Matter Anymore?
4
Plan of the Book
6
Chapter 2 Meaning of Commitment
8
Nature of Commitment
10
Focus of Commitment
16
Integration of the Multidimensional Approaches
20
Management of Change
82
Summary and Implications
87
Chapter 6 Multiple Commitments in the Workplace
91
Terminology
92
Multiple Commitments at Work
96
Summary
104
Chapter 7 A Look Back and a Look Ahead
105
A Look Ahead
111

Chapter 3 Consequences of Organizational Commitment
23
Hypothesized Consequences of Organizational Commitment
24
Research Evidence
25
Summary and Conclusions
38
Chapter 4 Development of Organizational Commitment
41
Development of Continuance Commitment
56
Development of Normative Commitment
60
Summary and Conclusions
64
Chapter 5 Managing for Commitment
66
A Theoretical Framework
67
Human Resource Management Practices
68
Measurement of Affective Continuanceand Normative Commitment
116
Development of the Measures
117
Reliability Estimates
120
Tests of the Nomological Net
121
Unresolved Issues
122
Summary and Conclusions
123
References
125
Author Index
141
Subject Index
148
About the Authors
150
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Over the past several years, my research has examined the conceptualization, development, and consequences of work attitudes – in particular, the employee's commitment to his or her organization and occupation. More recent research examines teams and work groups. Specifically, I am interested in the composition of such teams, the linkages between teams and the organizations in which they are embedded, and the reactions people have toward working in teams.

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