ADM 2336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Morality, Embeddedness, Social Influence

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2336
• Professor: Silvia Bonaccio

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Organizational commitment = the desire to remain a member of the organization. Types of commitment: affective commitment = employees emotional attachment to, and involvement with, the organization. Affective commitment model #1- erosion model of affective commitment. Remote employee feels left out from employees in office, therefore most likely to leave. Affective commitment model #2 - social influence model of affective commitment. When the person holding the fabric of organization leaves, others will follow. A social network diagram exam question - figure 3. 3. Lowest affective commitment is b and is most likely to leave. Least likely to leave is c and highest affective commitment: continuous commitment = perceptions of costs associated with staying vs. leaving. Calculating what you stand to gain/lose by staying/leaving. Alternatives/embeddedness (table 3. 2: normative commitment = feeling of obligation to remain loyal. Embeddedness= an employees connection to and sense of fit in the organization and community. Withdrawal behavior: employee actions that are intended to avoid work situations.