“…Becker contends that the greater number of side-bets, the greater the commitment of the individual. Over the years as the side-bet model was studied by various researchers, a side-bet index was established to include variables such as age, tenure, education, pay, gender, mobility, seniority, professional connections, organizational level, marital status, number of dependent children, and perceived job alternatives (Alluto, Hrebiniak, & Alonso, 1973;Amernic & Aranya;1983;Aranya & Jacobson, 1975;Ritzer & Trice, 1969;Shoemaker, Snizek, & Bryant, 1977).…”