A constante preocupação das organizações em manter uma força de trabalho que represente vantagem competitiva vem atraindo estudiosos cujo foco de pesquisa é o comprometimento.Embora o constructo não tenha ainda uma base definitiva, descobertas relevantes a ele relacionadas vêm sendo feitas nos estudos empíricos realizados, contribuindo dessa forma
ABSTRACTThe everlasting concern by organizations to keep workforces that represents competitive advantages has attracted studies with the focus on organizational commitment research for many years. Although there has not been, definite practical ground to support results from research conducted on the role played by commitment yet, relevant findings related to it have been found in existing empiric studies, which contribute to the commitment eliciting and dimensioning. This work that surveyed 216 researchers of Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, aimed to demonstrate relations between personal and work characteristics