A Process Model of Organizational Commitment and Job Involvement.
Abstract
An integrative model which included antecedent and outcome variables was developed for the study of organizational commitment and job involvement. Antecedent variables were grouped into the four categories of personal-demographic characteristics, personal-psychological characteristics, work experiences and job characteristics. As a set, seven variables from all four categories were significant in explaining 40.8 percent of the variance in organizational commitment. One variable each from the job characteristics category and the work experiences category together were significant in explaining 22.7 percent of the variance in job involvement. As a group, work experiences were more closely related to job involvement. Work outcome variables examined were intent to remain, perceived self-performance, and perceived self-effort. Organizational commitment emerged as a better predictor of each of these than job involvement. Overall, the model was more valuable in depicting the antecedents and outcomes of organizational commitment than in depicting the antecedents and outcomes of job involvement. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA123043
Entities
People
- Kevin F. Donnelly
- Stuart D. Hartford
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology