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Organizational commitment

Organizational commitment is the degree to which an employee identifies with a particular organization and its goals and wishes to maintain membership in that organization. Whereas job involvement is identifying with your job, organizational commitment is identifying with your employing organization.

The degree to which an employee identifies with a particular organization and its goals and wishes to maintain membership in that organization.


Organizational Commitment Attitudes held by individuals toward their organization, reflecting the extent to which they identify with the company and are unwilling to leave it.

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