Commitment in organizations

The meaning and relevance of commitment -- Conceptual foundations : construct definitions and theoretical representations of workplace commitment / Howard J. Klein, Janice C. Molloy, and Joseph T. Cooper ---- Commitment in a changing world of work / John P. Meyer ---- Commitment's place in the literature / Michael Riketta and Rolf Van Dick ---- Multiple foci of commitment ---- Organizational commitments / Christian Vandenberghe ---- Interpersonal commitments / Thomas E. Becker ---- Action commitments / Mitchell J. Neubert and Cindy Wu ---- Building and maintaining commitments ---- The role of individual differences as contributors to the development of commitment / Mindy E. Bergman, Justin K. Benzer, and Jaime B. Henning ---- Social influences / Sandy J. Wayne [and others] ---- Organizational-level antecedents and consequences of commitment / Patrick M. Wright and Rebecca R. Kehoe ---- Commitment across cultures : progress, pitfalls, and propositions / S. Arzu Wasti and C?etin O?nder ---- Methodological issues and challenges ---- Measurement of commitment / Stephen Jaros ---- Statistical and methodological challenges for commitment researchers : issues of invariance, change across time, and profile differences / Robert J. Vandenberg and Laura J. Stanley ---- Integration and future directions ---- Commitment in organizations : accumulated wisdom and new directions / Thomas E. Becker, Howard J. Klein, and John P. Meyer.--

Commitment is one of the most researched concepts in organizational behavior. This edited book in the SIOP Organizational Frontiers series, with contributions from many scholars, attempts to summarize current research and suggests new directions for studies on commitment in organizations.Commitment is linked to other concepts ie. satisfaction, involvement, motivation, and identification and is studied across. ; ; 'The organization of this volume is done with a clear conceptual structure including a theoretical focus on the commitment literature. It will offer the reader one up-to-date comprehensive picture of what we know about this topic and what we need to know with future research.' - Robert Pritchard, University of Central Florida'The topic of commitment in organizations has received considerable attention in the organizational research literature in recent years. Consequently, this book is especially timely, as it brings together in one place a comprehensive and sympathetic coverage of the best available thinking and scholarship on this subject. Additionally, the multiple perspectives brought to bear on this topic provide a special plus of the book. This volume is definitely essential reading for graduate students or others who want to acquire in-depth knowledge of the subject matter, and also will be highly useful for those who plan to undertake their own research in this area.' -Lyman W. Porter, University of California, Irvine'If you want to know about commitment- its meaning, measurement, manifestations, and the body research that underpins each of those- this is the `go-to' source for current information and unanswered research questions.' -Wayne F. Cascio, University of Colorado, Denver'Organizational commitment has been one of the more popular topics in organizational behavior in the past 20 years. The editors-some of the leading researchers on the topic-have assembled an impressive set of authors and chapters. The book not only provides a sorely needed review of the latest research, it considers many of the contextual, cultural, business, and environmental challenges to the commitment concept. I consider the book `must reading' for any researcher interested in commitment, job attitudes, and attachment to the workplace.' -Timothy A. Judge, University of Florida