Employee attachment to workplace: A review of organizational and occupational identification and commitment

Abstract

This article provides a critical review of four constructs-organizational identification, organizational commitment, occupational identification, and occupational commitment-to advance our understanding about how public sector employees from different occupations may become psychologically attached to their organizations. This review is intended to clarify previous inconsistencies as well as spark new interest among public administration researchers to examine sources and consequences of public employees’ organizational identification and commitment. This article also elucidates about how public sector employees’ attachment to their occupations may influence their attachment to their organizations. In that effort, this article reviews interrelationships among the four constructs. Finally, based on the patterns of connections observed, a future research program including seven testable research propositions is proposed.

Citation

Hassan, S. (2012), "Employee attachment to workplace: A review of organizational and occupational identification and commitment", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 15 No. 3, pp. 383-422. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-15-03-2012-B002