Organizational commitment within a contemporary career context

Purpose: This paper analyzes the relation between the underlying dimensions of protean (self direction and values driven) and boundaryless (boundaryless mindset and organizational mobility preference) career attitudes (Briscoe et al., 2006) and organizational commitment, within today’s unstable and...

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Authors: Enache, Cristina Mihaela, Sallán Leyes, José María|||0000-0002-4835-0152, Simó Guzmán, Pep|||0000-0003-4803-7550, Fernández Alarcón, Vicenç|||0000-0001-5187-5024
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Publication Date:2013
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/20800
https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJM-07-2013-0174
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Keyword:Organizational behavior
Commitment (Psychology)
Organizational commitment
Contemporary careers
Conducta organitzacional
Compromís (Psicologia)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Gestió i direcció::Recursos humans
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spelling Organizational commitment within a contemporary career contextEnache, Cristina MihaelaSallán Leyes, José María|||0000-0002-4835-0152Simó Guzmán, Pep|||0000-0003-4803-7550Fernández Alarcón, Vicenç|||0000-0001-5187-5024Organizational behaviorCommitment (Psychology)Organizational commitmentContemporary careersConducta organitzacionalCompromís (Psicologia)Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Gestió i direcció::Recursos humansPurpose: This paper analyzes the relation between the underlying dimensions of protean (self direction and values driven) and boundaryless (boundaryless mindset and organizational mobility preference) career attitudes (Briscoe et al., 2006) and organizational commitment, within today’s unstable and uncertain business scenario. Design/methodology/approach: Data was collected from 167 professionals attending graduate and post-graduate distance learning courses. The hypotheses were tested using hierarchical regression analysis. Findings: Research results suggest that protean career attitudes contribute significantly to individuals’ emotional attachment to their employing organization. Furthermore, organizational mobility preference was found to be significant in predicting both affective and continuance commitment. Research limitations: First, cross-sectional correlational designs impede conclusive inferences regarding causal relationships among the variables. Second, the use of a sample of professionals attending distance learning business courses could limit the generalizability of the study findings, because the majority of the respondents were homogenous in terms of age and educational background. Practical implications: Fostering individuals’ self-direction results in enhanced affective commitment to their employing organizations. Workshops oriented at clarifying and communicating organizational values, philosophy and principles can be all beneficial for strengthening employees’ commitment to the organization. Originality/value: This is the first paper to test the relationship between boundaryless and protean career attitudes and organizational commitment on a European sample.Peer Reviewed20132013-11-0120132013-11-27journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/20800https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJM-07-2013-0174reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/208002026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Organizational commitment within a contemporary career context
title Organizational commitment within a contemporary career context
spellingShingle Organizational commitment within a contemporary career context
Enache, Cristina Mihaela
Organizational behavior
Commitment (Psychology)
Organizational commitment
Contemporary careers
Conducta organitzacional
Compromís (Psicologia)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Gestió i direcció::Recursos humans
title_short Organizational commitment within a contemporary career context
title_full Organizational commitment within a contemporary career context
title_fullStr Organizational commitment within a contemporary career context
title_full_unstemmed Organizational commitment within a contemporary career context
title_sort Organizational commitment within a contemporary career context
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Enache, Cristina Mihaela
Sallán Leyes, José María|||0000-0002-4835-0152
Simó Guzmán, Pep|||0000-0003-4803-7550
Fernández Alarcón, Vicenç|||0000-0001-5187-5024
author Enache, Cristina Mihaela
author_facet Enache, Cristina Mihaela
Sallán Leyes, José María|||0000-0002-4835-0152
Simó Guzmán, Pep|||0000-0003-4803-7550
Fernández Alarcón, Vicenç|||0000-0001-5187-5024
author_role author
author2 Sallán Leyes, José María|||0000-0002-4835-0152
Simó Guzmán, Pep|||0000-0003-4803-7550
Fernández Alarcón, Vicenç|||0000-0001-5187-5024
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Organizational behavior
Commitment (Psychology)
Organizational commitment
Contemporary careers
Conducta organitzacional
Compromís (Psicologia)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Gestió i direcció::Recursos humans
topic Organizational behavior
Commitment (Psychology)
Organizational commitment
Contemporary careers
Conducta organitzacional
Compromís (Psicologia)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Gestió i direcció::Recursos humans
description Purpose: This paper analyzes the relation between the underlying dimensions of protean (self direction and values driven) and boundaryless (boundaryless mindset and organizational mobility preference) career attitudes (Briscoe et al., 2006) and organizational commitment, within today’s unstable and uncertain business scenario. Design/methodology/approach: Data was collected from 167 professionals attending graduate and post-graduate distance learning courses. The hypotheses were tested using hierarchical regression analysis. Findings: Research results suggest that protean career attitudes contribute significantly to individuals’ emotional attachment to their employing organization. Furthermore, organizational mobility preference was found to be significant in predicting both affective and continuance commitment. Research limitations: First, cross-sectional correlational designs impede conclusive inferences regarding causal relationships among the variables. Second, the use of a sample of professionals attending distance learning business courses could limit the generalizability of the study findings, because the majority of the respondents were homogenous in terms of age and educational background. Practical implications: Fostering individuals’ self-direction results in enhanced affective commitment to their employing organizations. Workshops oriented at clarifying and communicating organizational values, philosophy and principles can be all beneficial for strengthening employees’ commitment to the organization. Originality/value: This is the first paper to test the relationship between boundaryless and protean career attitudes and organizational commitment on a European sample.
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