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The impact of person and organizational values on organizational commitment
Author(s) -
Finegan Joan E.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1348/096317900166958
Subject(s) - organizational commitment , psychology , social psychology , continuance , affect (linguistics) , affective events theory , perception , value (mathematics) , normative , multilevel model , job performance , job satisfaction , statistics , political science , mathematics , communication , neuroscience , job attitude , law
This study explored the relationship between personal values, organizational values, and organizational commitment. Participants from a large petrochemical company rated 24 values with respect to how important the value was to them and how important it was to the organization. They also completed Meyer and Allen's commitment scale. The results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses found that commitment was predicted by the employees’ perception of organizational values. Furthermore, affective, normative and continuance commitment were each predicted by different clusters of values. This study highlights the importance of recognizing that values are multidimensional and that each value cluster may affect behaviour differently.