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Employee commitment in the workplace: Conceptual background Christian Vandenberghe HEC Montreal. What is commitment ( Klein, Molloy, & Brinsfield, under review). What is commitment ( Klein, Molloy, & Brinsfield, under review).
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Employee commitment in the workplace: Conceptual background Christian Vandenberghe HEC Montreal
What is commitment (Klein, Molloy, & Brinsfield, under review)
What is commitment (Klein, Molloy, & Brinsfield, under review)
What is commitment (Klein, Molloy, & Brinsfield, under review)
Meyer and Herscovitch (2001) • Meyer and Herscovitch (2001) stated that «commitment is a force that binds an individual to a course of action to one or more targets» (p. 301) • Problem is: • Confusion with antecedents and/or consequences • Alternative: «commitment is therefore best defined as an individual’s perception that they are bound to a given target.» (Klein et al., under review).
The Three-Component Model • Affective commitment (AC): « employees’ emotional attachment to, identification with, and involvement in the organization » • Normative commitment (NC): « feeling of obligation to continue employment » • Continuance commitment (CC): « refers to an awareness of the costs associated with leaving » Meyer & Allen (1991, p. 67)
Stay/Leave Attendance/Absenteeism Workplace deviance Well-being Approach/avoidance toward target • Commitment • Strength • Rationales • State goal orientation • Learning • Performance-prove • Performance • In-role performance • Extra-role performance • Creative performance