TY - JOUR
T1 - The three-component model of occupational commitment
T2 - A comparative study of Chinese and British accountants
AU - SNAPE, Ed
AU - Lo, Carlos Wing Hung
AU - Redman, Tom
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/11
Y1 - 2008/11
N2 - The authors find some support for the cross-cultural validity of the Meyer, Allen, and Smith (1993) three-component model of occupational commitment in samples of Chinese and British accountants. Normative and affective commitments are higher in the Chinese sample, and continuance commitment is higher in the British sample. There is some support for hypotheses on the consequences of the components of occupational commitment (occupational withdrawal cognitions and the intention to participate in professional activities). However, contrary to the hypotheses, the authors' analysis suggests that there are no significant differences in these relationships between the two samples. The authors find a significant interaction between affective and continuance commitment in the analysis of occupational withdrawal cognitions, such that the relationship between each of these components and withdrawal cognitions is stronger where commitment on the other component is low.
AB - The authors find some support for the cross-cultural validity of the Meyer, Allen, and Smith (1993) three-component model of occupational commitment in samples of Chinese and British accountants. Normative and affective commitments are higher in the Chinese sample, and continuance commitment is higher in the British sample. There is some support for hypotheses on the consequences of the components of occupational commitment (occupational withdrawal cognitions and the intention to participate in professional activities). However, contrary to the hypotheses, the authors' analysis suggests that there are no significant differences in these relationships between the two samples. The authors find a significant interaction between affective and continuance commitment in the analysis of occupational withdrawal cognitions, such that the relationship between each of these components and withdrawal cognitions is stronger where commitment on the other component is low.
KW - Affective commitment
KW - Continuance commitment
KW - Normative commitment
KW - Occupational commitment
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U2 - 10.1177/0022022108323789
DO - 10.1177/0022022108323789
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:53349098791
SN - 0022-0221
VL - 39
SP - 765
EP - 781
JO - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
JF - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
IS - 6
ER -