Some authors have defined career commitment
according to the series of jobs, vocational choices, and
other work-related activities over the individual’s
lifetime (Arthur, Hall, & Lawrence, 1989). This form of
commitment relates to “one’s attitude towards one’s
profession or vocation” (Blau, 1985, p. 280). Thus, an
individual can be committed to his or her career
despite frequent changes in jobs and organizations.
People with this form of commitment are intensely
and emotionally engaged in their careers, and they are
willing to contribute aggressively to their jobs to the
extent that such contributions further the goals of their
careers rather than their organizations.
From the attributes described above, the related
types of commitment have some of the attributes of
organizational commitment, but their final focus is not
on the goals and values of the organization. Instead,
they emphasize either the job itself or the specific task
environment of the job. In addition, career commitment
is not necessarily bounded by time and space