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Foci And Bases Of Employee Commitment: Implications For Job Performance
Academy of Management Journal
  • Thomas E. Becker, University of Delaware
  • Robert S. Billings
  • Daniel M. Eveleth
  • Nicole L. Gilbert
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.5465/256788
Disciplines
Abstract

Previous research has found that employee commitment and job performance are largely unrelated. However, prior work has not distinguished among individual foci (targets) and bases (motives) of commitment. We found, as expected, that commitment to supervisors was positively related to performance and was more strongly associated with performance than was commitment to organizations. Further, internalization of supervisors' and organizations' values was associated with performance but identification with these foci was not.

Citation / Publisher Attribution

Academy of Management Journal, v. 39, no. 2, p. 464-482

Citation Information
Thomas E. Becker, Robert S. Billings, Daniel M. Eveleth and Nicole L. Gilbert. "Foci And Bases Of Employee Commitment: Implications For Job Performance" Academy of Management Journal Vol. 39 Iss. 2 (1996) p. 464 - 482
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas-becker/18/