Organisational Commitment and its Types

Organisational Behaviour (MNG82001)
Assignment 1(Part b): Literature
Reviewdraft
Students are expected to paraphrase information from at least twoacademic
journal articles to support their answer to each question (i.e. 4in total). When
doing so you must provide the correct ‘in-text’ and ‘Reference List’ citation
details. Provide a Reference List at the end of each answer.
To gain the most from this assessment activity it issuggested that students write
approximately 200-300 words for each answer.
Each question is worth 5 marks.
1. Define the term ‘Organisational Commitment’ and describe the types
of organisational outcomes it might lead to.
Tarigan and Ariani (2015), stated that organizational commitment is considered as the
attitudes of the employees in relation to the assigned activities. It can be viewed as the
stable attitudes that states that there should be affective response to the company as a
whole. The organizational commitment consists of the desires, requirements and also the
obligations that are should be fulfilled so that dedication level can be maintained towards
the assigned task. Employees who are committed towards the work are less likely to leave
the company and they will also emphasize on creating the good relations with the other
employees and customers. By having commitment level of the employees in relation to
the activities then it can help in adapting the change and also it will help in boosting the
efficiency of the work of the employees in the workplace.
There are three factors which are related to the organizational commitment such as
affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment. Affective
commitment relate with the sense of identification as the member of the company. It can
also be the process in which the individuals behave and think about their connections with
the company. Continuance commitment relates with the consciousness of the people in
relation to leave the company. It is also considered as the structural phenomenon that
takes place as the outcome of the transactions of the people and companies. Normative
commitment can be increased when the people feel indebted to the company. The workers
who have high normative can have the confidence at the time of availing the benefits.