Reconceptualizing workplace commitment to redress a stretched construct: Revisiting assumptions and removing confounds

H J Klien, Janice C Molloy, C T Brinsfield

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Abstract

To better understand the workplace commitments experienced by organizational members, we reconceptualize commitment to highlight its distinctiveness and improve its applicability across all workplace targets. We present a continuum of psychological bonds and reconceptualize commitment as a particular type of bond reflecting volitional dedication and responsibility for a target. We then present a process model applicable to any workplace target to bring clarity, consistency, and synergy to the research and management of workplace commitments
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)130-151
Number of pages22
JournalAcademy of Management Review
Volume37
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2012

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