This study analyzed whether demographic and situational factors identi
fied in the U.S.-based literature had the same antecedent influence on
the commitment of 1192 employees in 27 large Korean firms. Consistent
with U.S. studies, the Korean employees' position in the hierarchy, t
enure in their current position and age all were significantly related
to organizational commitment. Total tenure and education were not rel
ated. As for the situational antecedents, except for management style,
all the others were significantly related. Specifically, as organizat
ion size increased, commitment decreased; as the structure became more
employee focused, commitment increased; and the more positive the org
anizational climate perceptions, the more the commitment. Although the
exceptions need to be explained, this study provides beginning eviden
ce that the theoretical constructs predicting the organizational commi
tment of employees may have cross-cultural validity.