Typology of Organizational Commitment
There is a growing consensus that organizational commitment is a
multidimensional construct, as many academicians propose their classification
schemes to identify each dimension. Meyer and Allen (1991) have developed a
multidimensional model of organizational commitment based on three distinct
themes : 1) an affective orientation toward the organization (based on the work
of Mowday, Porter, & Steers 1982), 2) a recognition of the costs associated with leaving the organization (based on the work of Becker 1960), and 3) a moral
obligation to remain with the organization (based on the work of Weiner 1982).
Meyer and Allen (1991) named these three components of organizational
commitment as; 1 affective commitment (emotional attachment), 2 continuance
commitment (cost-based), and 3 normative commitment (obligation).