Title

Reconceptualizing Workplace Commitment to Redress a Stretched Construct: Revisiting Assumptions and Removing Confounds

Department/School

Management

Date of this version

1-2012

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2010.0018

Abstract

To better understand the workplace commitments experienced by organizational members, we reconceptualize commitment to highlight its distinctiveness and improve its applicability across all workplace targets. We present a continuum of psychological bonds and reconceptualize commitment as a particular type of bond reflecting volitional dedication and responsibility for a target. We then present a process model applicable to any workplace target to bring clarity, consistency, and synergy to the research and management of workplace commitments.

Volume

37

Issue

1

Published in

Academy of Management Review

Citation/Other Information

Klein, H. J., Molloy, J. C., & Brinsfield, C. T. (2012). Reconceptualizing Workplace Commitment to Redress a Stretched Construct: Revisiting Assumptions and Removing Confounds. Academy of Management Review, 37(1), 130-151. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2010.0018

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