Commitment in the Workplace: Theory, Research, and Application

by Natalie J. Allen and John P. Meyer

Book Overview

What is a committed employee? Are such employees better or worse off than uncommitted employees? What are the organizational advantages and disadvantages of having a committed workforce?

This book overviews academic and popular perspectives on commitment in employees. It examines the multiple faces of commitment and the links that have been established between the various forms of commitment and organizational behaviour. In addition, questions concerning individual differences, organizational characteristics, job characteristics and work experiences associated with commitment are explored. The volume concludes with a discussion of what organizations can do to manage commitment effectively, including under difficult circumst

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761901051
• ISBN13: 9780761901051
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A résumé of more than 10 years of research.

For newcomers in the field, this is probably the best book available.

Clear, Straightforward.

This is the best book about commitment in the workplace so far as I am concerned. Readers may find the style of writing, contents and structure so clear and straightforward. If you STILL recognise employees' commitment to their organisation is composed of only one dimension based upon "affection" or "identification", probably you're wrong. And if you find your coworkers and supervisors may seem committed to the organisation, their behaviours lead to various results, not simply determined as a good citizen's.This book will give you a key to solve what we think about "complexed" commitment. Essential for MBA students, researchers and HR managers. Good work, in a word.

A Complete book about organizational commitment.

The book is a complete review and application of the Meyer e Allen three component conceptual model of organizational commitment. An indispensable book for organizational commitment research.