Theory background of Organizational Commitment
Organisational commitment for an individual is to accept the goals and values of an
organisation, to spend effort to reach these goals and to wish to continue to be a
member of the organisation. Organizational Commitment is a versatile consept that
its different perspectives discussed (Mathews & Shepherd, 2002). Morrow emphasizes that
there are more than 25 descriptions for organizational commitment (Oliver, 1990, p.10).
As for the descriptions, even if there is consensus on organizational commitment is
a direct relation between organization and worker, there are different perspectives
about structure and evaluation of this relation. According to Mathews and
Shepherd, “individuals having high commitment are the persons strongly believes
the organization’s objectives and aims, working hard for the sake of organization
and willingness to be a member and part of organization” (p.369). As it is observed
organizational commitment is acceptance of organizational process by workers.
Grusky says organizational commitment is the strength of affinity of worker to the