Integrating The Three Domains Of Employee Commitment: An Exploratory Study

Abstract

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;CG Times&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">Previous research examining employee commitment has focused primarily on organizational commitment, with a limited number of studies investigating professional and professional association commitment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>In the present study, the effects of satisfaction with human resource practices and employee empowerment on organizational, professional, and professional association commitment were examined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Overall, the findings support the distinctiveness of each domain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Satisfaction with human resource practices and employee empowerment exhibited a strong relationship with organizational commitment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Employee empowerment was more strongly related to professional association commitment than satisfaction with human resource practices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Professional commitment more closely resembled the pattern of results found with organizational commitment, but fewer significant relationships existed. Several avenues for future research are discussed.</span></p>