Graduation Year
2009
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Granting Department
Psychology
Major Professor
Russell E. Johnson, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Chu-Hsiang Chang, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Stephen Stark, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Jennifer Bosson, Ph.D.
Keywords
Supervisor Commitment, Coworker Commitment, Multiple Commitments, Commitment Foci, Organizational Commitment, Three-component model
Abstract
Recent studies indicate that employees distinguish between commitments to interpersonal foci within the organization, such as supervisors and coworkers. Often, these commitments account for variance in outcomes incremental to organizational commitment (e.g., Becker, 1992). Unfortunately, research has tended to focus on affective forms of commitment to foci, while ignoring normative and continuance commitment. To address this gap, the current study proposed and tested models of commitment to foci which incorporate normative and continuance commitment in addition to affective commitment. Results showed some parallels with findings concerning organizational commitment. Much like organizational commitment, support from a focus relates to affective commitment to that focus, while expectations from a focus predict normative commitment to the focus. Additionally, both affective and normative commitment to supervisors and coworkers predicted favorable outcomes, but continuance commitment did not. In line with researchers recommendations (e.g., Johnson, Groff & Taing, in press), interactions among different bases and foci of commitment were also examined. Exploratory analyses suggested a three-way interaction between affective organizational, supervisor, and coworker commitment for predicting in-role performance.
Scholar Commons Citation
Taing, Meng Uoy, "Employee Commitment: The Combined Effects of Bases and Foci" (2009). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/40
