Employee Commitment and Attitude
Employee Commitment and Attitude
Introduction
It is vital to understand employee commitment and attitude for it is an important and integral component of any organization which affects the organization’s performance. This commitment and attitude can be influenced by organization human resource policies and practices (Rayton, 2006). Commitment can be influenced by various psychological and work-related factors as such subjective individual behavior, work attitude the organizational human resource policies and practices. Ashkanasy, Wilderom, and Peterson (2000) described the forerunners of commitment as prevailing factors that direct the occurrence and strength of various commitments. Subjectively, employee behavior is shaped by perceptions of the causal reasoning certain events that happen and it is important to understand individual behavioral influences in order to shape employee behavior and, consequently, influence commitment.
With the foregoing argument, this paper will attempt to discuss why it is important to understand the concept of employee (organizational) commitment and attitude. Also this paper will discuss the need to understand how employee attitude affects its commitment as influenced by management practices.
Objectives
This paper aims to understand the importance of employee commitment and attitude in the business organization. It also aims to find out the various employee attitude that can affect its commitment.
Review of Related Literature
Donnelly and Konopaske (2006) consult worker 's dedication as the level to which an individual recognizes with a company, is dedicated to its objectives, their level of participation within the company and desires to manage the problem of the company as part and parcel of employee commitment.
It is examined by the Latham (20005) that the role of the worker is “(a) to be a part of an ideal association; (b) having the superior action taking on behalf of the association; and (c) a unique explanation ,
Introduction
It is vital to understand employee commitment and attitude for it is an important and integral component of any organization which affects the organization’s performance. This commitment and attitude can be influenced by organization human resource policies and practices (Rayton, 2006). Commitment can be influenced by various psychological and work-related factors as such subjective individual behavior, work attitude the organizational human resource policies and practices. Ashkanasy, Wilderom, and Peterson (2000) described the forerunners of commitment as prevailing factors that direct the occurrence and strength of various commitments. Subjectively, employee behavior is shaped by perceptions of the causal reasoning certain events that happen and it is important to understand individual behavioral influences in order to shape employee behavior and, consequently, influence commitment.
With the foregoing argument, this paper will attempt to discuss why it is important to understand the concept of employee (organizational) commitment and attitude. Also this paper will discuss the need to understand how employee attitude affects its commitment as influenced by management practices.
Objectives
This paper aims to understand the importance of employee commitment and attitude in the business organization. It also aims to find out the various employee attitude that can affect its commitment.
Review of Related Literature
Donnelly and Konopaske (2006) consult worker 's dedication as the level to which an individual recognizes with a company, is dedicated to its objectives, their level of participation within the company and desires to manage the problem of the company as part and parcel of employee commitment.
It is examined by the Latham (20005) that the role of the worker is “(a) to be a part of an ideal association; (b) having the superior action taking on behalf of the association; and (c) a unique explanation ,
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