Commitment and Insurance Agents' Job Perceptions, Attitudes, and Performance

The construct of work commitment: testing an integrative framework

“…In her research on work commitment, Morrow (1983Morrow ( , 1993) presents a well-organized framework of various work commitment terms. This taxonomy is delineated in Table 1.…”

“…This investigation included a search of: (1) all meta-analyses conducted with commitment as one of the variables and (2) any term which appeared in the literature but not in Morrow's (1983Morrow's ( , 1993 work. Dimensions were kept for use in the taxonomy only if there were at least ten articles that had used the specific term.…”

“…This concept encompasses the level of involvement an employee has with Ms or her work, organization, job, career, and union (Morrow & Goetz, 1988). Work commitment is a multidimensional construct (Morrow, 1983(Morrow, , 1993. In fact, much research has looked at various dimensions of work commitment and how those dimensions differentially impact organizational outcomes (cf.…”

“…In fact, much research has looked at various dimensions of work commitment and how those dimensions differentially impact organizational outcomes (cf. MatMeu & Zajac, 1990;Morrow, 1983Morrow, , 1993). Work commitment is negatively correlated with variables like employee turnover, absenteeism, and job theft (Morrow, 1993;Mowday et al, 1982;Steers & Rhodes, 1978;Tett & Meyer, 1993).…”

“…MatMeu & Zajac, 1990;Morrow, 1983Morrow, , 1993). Work commitment is negatively correlated with variables like employee turnover, absenteeism, and job theft (Morrow, 1993;Mowday et al, 1982;Steers & Rhodes, 1978;Tett & Meyer, 1993). Work commitment is positively correlated with outcome variables like job satisfaction and job performance (Mowday et al, 1982;Tett & Meyer, 1993).…”