Literature Review: Strategies for Improving Organizational Commitment

This literature review examines the multifaceted concept of organizational commitment and various strategies to enhance it. The review highlights the importance of employee commitment for organizational success, emphasizing that employees with a strong psychological attachment are more productive and satisfied. Key strategies discussed include cultivating a positive corporate culture, which impacts commitment levels, and focusing on job satisfaction to boost employee dedication and reduce absenteeism. Employee retention and engagement are also presented as vital strategies, as is the use of motivation, such as bonuses, to retain talent. The influence of leadership styles, particularly transformational leadership, and the importance of a positive working environment are also discussed. The review concludes that organizational commitment is essential for maintaining operational efficiency, and that a combination of these strategies can lead to improved employee performance and overall organizational success. The review references several studies and academic sources to support its findings.

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Organizational commitment
“Strategies in relation to the organizational commitment”
Organizational commitment should be present within the employees of the organization so that
they can give their best towards the allocated task. It has been stated by Ng (2015), that there are
many companies who emphasizes on boosting the loyalty of the employees as the workers who
are psychological attached to the company are satisfied and also productive towards the
operational activities of the company. It is examined that psychological attachment is one of the
stabilizing force that helps to binds the individuals towards the goals of the company.
Organizational level can be determined by the different forms of psychological attachment such
as affective commitment, normative commitment and also continuance commitment. The
affective commitment level consider the positive emotional feelings in relation to the company
and on the other hand Normative commitment is considered by the moral obligations and also by
the continuance commitment that is driven by the different side bets. In relation to this article, it
is stated that organizational commitment is necessary to be maintained as it generates the
positive feelings among the employees in the workplace. The organizational commitment is the
attachment of the employees with the firm and also it emphasizes on strengthening the overall
operations of the company.
According to Abdul Rashid, Sambasivan and Johari (2003), the organizational commitment can
be build by focusing on the corporate culture of the company. It is analyzed that organizational
commitment has attained much attention from the last few years and this is only because of the
reason related with the organizational success. In relation to organizational commitment,
corporate culture is one of the essential factors in the field of organizational behavior that helps
to maintain proper understanding in relation to the overall activities of the company. The
corporate culture impacts the overall success of the company in relation to attaining of goals and
objectives. It is argued that the corporate culture should be shaped in a proper manner so that it
could be easy for the company to ensure the organizational commitment level towards the
assigned work. The commitment level of the employees in the company is important as it helps
to successfully implement the overall plans and policies. The corporate culture and also the
organizational commitment are related with each other that affect the performance of the
company. The culture of the company can easily boost the commitment level of the employees.
Therefore, it can be stated that corporate culture is one of the best strategy that should be
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maintained by the company so that it could be easy to build the organizational level of
commitment.
It has been by (Lambert et al., 2016), job satisfaction is the next strategy that can help in building
the commitment level of the employees towards the assigned work. It can be stated that job
satisfaction is the positive emotional state of mind of the individuals that result in boosting the
engagement level or the commitment level towards the assigned work. Job satisfaction can be the
strategy that is one of the emotional responses by the employees who are concerning bout the
specific job. It can be said that if the employees are satisfied towards the job then it would be
easy for them to be dedicated. If the strategy of job satisfaction is considered by the company
then it will reduce the ratio of absentee’s and also boost the turnover of the company in the
highly competitive business world. It is necessary for the management to emphasize on
maintaining the work of the employees so that the organizational performance in relation to
organizational innovation can be maintained. Therefore, it can be stated that job satisfaction
should be present in the individuals so that it would be easy to build organizational commitment
towards the set goals and objectives of the company.
According to Aguenza and Som (2018), employee retention can also be one of the effective
strategies that can assist in building the organizational commitment level of the employees
towards the assigned work. It is observed that employee retention and engagement is one of the
important parts for the company as employees are known as the driving force that aim at
developing the growth. The retention is the strategy that takes place when the process of
recruitment starts, so in this relation it is important for the management to focus on retaining the
employees for the long time so that it could be simple to enhance the organizational commitment
of the employees towards the allocated activities. Relation and engagement level of the
employees is important for the boost the productivity of the employees in the workplace.
Therefore, it can be stated that retention can be the effective strategy that can help in maintaining
the commitment level of the employees towards the task that are given to them.
Also, in this article, it is analyzed that motivation can be the strategy that can help in building the
organizational commitment within the employees. It can be said that motivation can be the
strategy that should be considered by the management so that organizational commitment level
can be built. The employees in the workplace, stays if they receive the tools of motivation such
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as bonuses. So, it is important for the higher authorities to focus on considering the motivation
strategy to build organizational commitment of the employees towards the assigned work. This
can be considered as the beneficial strategy as it will help to retain the employees who have
talent and experience from the different fields.
(Source: Aguenza and Som, 2018).
According to Atmojo (2015), the leadership strategy can also impact the organizational
commitment. By having effective leadership in the workplace, it could be easy for the employees
to show active engagement level towards the activities of the company. In this article, it is
analyzed that that transformational leadership has an influence on the organizational
commitment level. The transformational leadership has the ability to align the vision of the
subordinates and also it helps to satisfy the basic needs of the employees towards the assigned
work. By having proper style of leadership in the workplace it would be easy for the
management to boost the commitment level of the employees towards the work which is given
by the higher authorities. So, it can be stated that leadership strategy can also helps to build the
commitment level in the workplace and boost the morale of the employees towards the
operational activities.
According to Hanaysha (2016), it can be stated that to build the organizational commitment in
the workplace, it is necessary to emphasize on maintaining the working environment of the
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company. Working environment is known as the important factor that impacts the satisfaction
level of the employees and also the commitment level towards the company. Work environment
is concerned with the overall atmosphere of the company in which the workers conduct their
routine activities. It is important to maintain the working environment so that more employees
can give their best towards the activities of the company. The management should design the
working environment in such a manner that the level of commitment enhances towards the
organizational activities. For example: the good working environment should be created by the
companies so that it could be easy to facilitate the overall working pattern of the company. In
this article, it has also been argued that employee engagement is disengagement that sometimes
also reduces the employee commitment and retention. It has been examined that low level off the
engagement level of the employees can impact the overall commitment level and also the
retention power of the employees in the highly competitive market. It can be said that employee
engagement has a positive effect on the organizational commitment level. The employees who
are engaged towards the activities tend to feel motivated and also have the confidence to fulfill
the basic requirements of the employees in the high level competitive market. Work engagement
also impacts the organizational commitment level among the workers and it is important to be
maintained so that growth can be attained in the workplace. The working environment can help
to attract the employees towards the overall activities of the company and also it can help in
enhancing the favorable outcomes. Therefore, it can be stated that working environment has an
important that should be maintained so that it could be easy for the higher authorities to
maximize the commitment level of the employees towards the organizational activities.
By analyzing the different articles, it can be concluded that organizational commitment has a
significant role in maintaining the organizational operations. It is important to maintain the
organizational commitment level within the employees so that they can give their best and
perform according to the expectation of the management. There are various strategies that can
help the companies to boost the organizational commitment in the workplace. The strategies are
related to motivation, working environment, corporate culture and employee retention. These are
the overall strategies that can assist in building the organizational commitment.
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References
Abdul Rashid, Z., Sambasivan, M. and Johari, J., 2003. The influence of corporate culture and
organisational commitment on performance. Journal of management development, 22(8),
pp.708-728.
Aguenza, B.B. and Som, A.P.M., 2018. Motivational factors of employee retention and
engagement in organizations. IJAME.
Atmojo, M., 2015. The influence of transformational leadership on job satisfaction,
organizational commitment, and employee performance. International research journal of
business studies, 5(2),pp.86.
Hanaysha, J., 2016. Examining the effects of employee empowerment, teamwork, and employee
training on organizational commitment. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 229, pp.298-
306.
Lambert, E.G., Minor, K.I., Wells, J.B. and Hogan, N.L., 2016. Social support's relationship to
correctional staff job stress, job involvement, job satisfaction, and organizational
commitment. The Social Science Journal, 53(1), pp.22-32.
Ng, T.W., 2015. The incremental validity of organizational commitment, organizational trust,
and organizational identification. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 88, pp.154-163.
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