Meyer’s and Allen’s Model of Commitment to the Organisation – Current State of the Issue Cover Image

Model záväzku k organizácii Meyera a Allenovej – súčasný stav problematiky
Meyer’s and Allen’s Model of Commitment to the Organisation – Current State of the Issue

Author(s): Milica Schraggeová
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: commitment to the organisation; afective commitment; normative commitment; continuous commitnemt; workplace behavior; culture context; personality characteristics

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the study is the presentation of the state of the art in the field of commitment to the organisation. The focus is on history of the concept of the commitment to the organisation, gradual development from models with only one dimension to multi-dimentional ones. In the center of our focus is the most frequented three component model of Meyer and Allen and his measurment with use of the TCM questionnaire. The study focuses on analysis of the connection between commitment to the organisation and work behavior. Specific part is dedicated to the results of research done in different culture contexts. In the part called critique of the Meyer and Allen’s model there are conceptual abiguities of the model analysed, as well as objections to the questionnaire TCM. In the final part of the article there are possibilities of furhter research heading suggested, mostly in a sense of verification of profound personality mechanisms, that coinfluence the creation of a workplace bond.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 99-111
  • Page Count: 13