Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter 3: Chapter 3

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Barry Hawn

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Organizational commitment: desire on the part of an employee to remain a member of the organization. Feeling of obligation attachment to, costs associated with to the organization identification with, leaving the and involvement in organization the organization. Employee feels ought remain with the remain with the to remain with the organization organization organization. This organization happy to spend the few options to deserves my loyalty rest of my career in consider leaving this this organization organization. Focus of commitment: people, places, and things that inspire a desire to remain a member of an organization. More willing to exert extra effort on behalf of the organization. Tend to engage in more citizenship behaviour. Erosion model: employees with fewer bonds with co-workers are more likely to quit. No feeling of affective commitment, which makes it easier to leave the organization. Social influence model: employees with direct linkages to coworkers who leave the organization will themselves be more likely to leave.