COMMITMENT A Psychological Tie and Moral Value

Abstract

Commitment in the military is most often thought of as moral obligation, but there are also psychological and behavioral aspects to commitment. The Meyers and Allen three-component model of organizational commitment delineates these aspects as affective, continuance, and normative commitment. In other words, individuals stay in organization because they want to, need to, or because they ought to. This means that an understanding of commitment requires an evaluation of both the logic and will of accepting commitment. Eight readings are offered as a foundation of the psychological, philosophical, and ethical literature as well as distinguish the concept of commitment in the military from the greater concept of organizational commitment. To influence and build commitment, leaders must first develop a sound understanding of commitment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1038119

Entities

People

  • Shelly L Mendieta

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Psychology
  • Military Research
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design