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The Development and Longitudinal Test of a Model of Organizational Identification
Author(s) -
WanHuggins Veronica N.,
Riordan Christine M.,
Griffeth Rodger W.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01728.x
Subject(s) - organizational identification , psychology , identification (biology) , sample (material) , test (biology) , social psychology , longitudinal study , process (computing) , organizational commitment , applied psychology , computer science , statistics , paleontology , chemistry , botany , mathematics , chromatography , biology , operating system
This study proposed and tested a theoretical model of the organizational identification process using a sample ( N = 198) of electric utility employees. Based upon a longitudinal design, results indicated that the antecedents of perceived role‐related characteristics and construed external image were related to employees' identification with their organization, while perceived motivating job characteristics were not. Additionally, organizational identification was positively related to the employees' intention to remain within the organization. Implications for research and practice are discussed.