ADMS 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Paternalism, Job Performance, Organizational Commitment

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2400
• Professor: Indira Somwaru

Document Summary

Oct 2 lecture 4 (case: dimitri"s baked goods, 105) The desire of an employee to join and stay with an organization. Employee stays because it would cost them too much to leave. Seniority: affective (**this is the kind of commitment we want to generate**) Employees values and the organization"s values match. Employee has an emotional connection with the organization (looking at bonds that tie ppl might help determine who leaves and who stays) Erosion model: ppl w/ fewer bonds will quit. Social influence model: ppl w/ direct linkages with. Ex: companies used to advertise through person-job fit and today companies do a person-org fit (the reason for this shift is: flexibility and thinking/skills) Companies want affective commitment because of citizenship. Citizenship makes employees goes above and beyond. Companies generate the following incentives to create effective commitment: T & d growth (self-actualization) training. This type of commitment creates extrinsic and intrinsic rewards. In job context: nice office, parking spot, nice boss.