Commitment Profiles: The Configural Effect of the Forms and Foci of Commitment on Work Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Tsoumbris, Petros; Xenikou, Athena
Titel	Commitment Profiles: The Configural Effect of the Forms and Foci of Commitment on Work Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77 (2010) 3, S.401-411 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2010.07.006
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; Multivariate Analysis; Profiles; Organizational Culture; Employee Attitudes; Group Unity; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Multivariate Analyse; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Unternehmenskultur; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Gruppenidentität
Abstract	This study is based upon the conceptual linking of the multidimensional and multi-focal nature of work-related commitment. The main aims of our study were to create, through K-means cluster analysis, commitment profiles based on the three components of organizational and occupational commitment, and to examine their joint effect on key work outcomes. One hundred and fifty seven working adults completed questionnaires measuring the three components of organizational and occupational commitment, and work outcomes. Our findings show (a) the incremental validity of occupational commitment in the prediction of work-related variables, (b) the compatibility of occupational and organizational commitment as reflected in the four form-oriented commitment profiles that emerged (highly committed, affective-normative dominant, continuance dominant, and non-committed), and (c) the positive effect of the highly committed profile (dually foci-committed employees with high AC, CC, and NC) on focal and discretionary behaviors. On a practical level, our results can foster the practice of management concerning control of withdrawal behaviors and development of desirable discretionary behaviors. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10