Antecedents and consequences of organizational commitment: A comparison oftwo scales

The structural properties of two measures of organizational commitment, the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire and the Organizational Commitment Scale, were examined to establish similarities and differences in the measu res. Next, the antecedents of age, gender, marital status, leader-member ex change, and justice and the consequences of job satisfaction, life satisfac tion, nonwork satisfaction, intent to turnover, and job involvement were ex amined in relation to each scale. Results indicated that the scales differe d with respect to the components of commitment each measured and the streng th of the relationships each had with the antecedents and consequences. Sug gestions for when the use of each scale might be appropriate are provided.