on the basis of these findings it might be tempting to conclude that if and organization goal is to develop a stable work force on whose continued member ship it can count any form of commitment will suffice for the reason stated above however we caution strongly against this conclusion unless employee retention is the organization only goal an emphasis on employee retention to the exclusion of performance is unlikely to characterization many organizations indeed it is now widely recognized that it includes resignations from employees who perform poorly or are disruptive most organizations and most managers want much from committed employees than simply their continued membership in the organization