Integrating The Three Domains Of Employee Commitment: An Exploratory Study

Abstract

Previous research examining employee commitment has focused primarily on organizational commitment, with a limited number of studies investigating professional and professional association commitment.  In the present study, the effects of satisfaction with human resource practices and employee empowerment on organizational, professional, and professional association commitment were examined.  Overall, the findings support the distinctiveness of each domain.  Satisfaction with human resource practices and employee empowerment exhibited a strong relationship with organizational commitment.  Employee empowerment was more strongly related to professional association commitment than satisfaction with human resource practices.  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.