COMMITMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS

Various approaches concerning commitment in organizations are reviewed . Amongst them are structural, continuance, behavioral and organizatio nal commitment. Organizational commitment with its components ''identi fication'' ''effort'' and ''willingness to stay with the organization' ' is the most influential concept in work and organizational psycholog ical research. Especially, quality of alternatives and size of previou s investments contribute to the development of commitment. In addition , various other factors are reviewed. Finally, both involvement and jo b satisfaction are discerned from organizational commitment and future research issues are discussed.