In the book, Commitment in Organizations – Accumulated Wisdom and New Directions by
Howard J. Klein, Thomas E. Becker and John P. Meyer et al., (2009) Klein, proclaims that
commitment has been one of the most frequent investigated concepts in studies of
organizational phenomena. The reason for this are according to the author partially due to the
fact that work-related commitments have been found to have positive influences on outcomes
such as absenteeism, turnover, motivation, performance and pro-social behaviors.
Additionally, according to Klein, much attention has been directed towards the
conceptualization and measurement of organizational commitment. Furthermore, the author
emphasizes that the multiple bases of commitment have been one of the major research
interests in recent years (Klein, Becker and Meyer et al.., 2009, pp. 3-4).