Organizational commitment and psychological absence: how many dimensions?

Organizational commitment has been considered an important factor for organizational competitiveness and effectiveness. This paper aims at showing that the usual taxonomy – affective, normative and continuance commitment – does not reflect all the possible psych...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Rego, Arménio
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:Brasil
Recursos:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração de Empresas
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/37436
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rae/article/view/37436
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Affective commitment
normative commitment
continuance commitment
psychological absence
Comprometimento afetivo
comprometimento normativo
comprometimento instrumental
ausência psicológica
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Resumo:Organizational commitment has been considered an important factor for organizational competitiveness and effectiveness. This paper aims at showing that the usual taxonomy – affective, normative and continuance commitment – does not reflect all the possible psychological bonds between individuals and organizations. Two empirical studies and theoretical reasoning suggest that there are some motives to consider six dimensions: affective commitment, future in common, normative commitment, great sacrifices, scarcity of available alternatives, and psychological absence. However, further studies collecting different samples and testing if the six dimensions have different antecedents and consequences are necessary.