Document Type

Journal Article

Department/Unit

Department of Management

Title

Multiple foci and bases of commitment in a Chinese workforce

Language

English

Abstract

We evaluate the contribution of multiple foci and bases of commitment in explaining work attitudes and behaviours in a Chinese workforce. Findings suggest that the organization, supervisor, co-workers and the union were seen by respondents as separate commitment foci, along with both the affective and instrumental bases. Affective commitments were related differently to organizational and union citizenship behaviours and withdrawal cognitions, providing some evidence of a matching of focal commitments and outcomes. Instrumental commitments were less successful in predicting outcomes, apart from organizational withdrawal cognitions. Our findings provide additional evidence on the utility of the multiple commitments perspective in the Chinese context, extending previous studies to include union commitment and providing some initial support for the inclusion of instrumental-based commitments. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.

Keywords

Affective commitment, China, Instrumental commitment, Multiple commitments, Organizational citizenship behaviour, Union citizenship behaviour

Publication Date

2011

Source Publication Title

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volume

22

Issue

16

Start Page

3290

End Page

3304

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

DOI

10.1080/09585192.2011.586866

Link to Publisher's Edition

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.586866

ISSN (print)

09585192

ISSN (electronic)

14664399

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