Organizational commitment
Workforce and Leadership
Definition. Organizational commitment is the psychological attachment of employees to their organisation, which influences whether they stay and how much effort they invest.
Explanation
Meyer and Allen distinguished affective commitment (wanting to stay), continuance commitment (needing to stay) and normative commitment (feeling obliged to stay) (Meyer & Allen, 1991).
In health care, commitment is studied as an outcome of leadership and work conditions and as a predictor of turnover.
Related concepts
Turnover intention Job satisfaction Organizational culture Work engagement
References
Meyer, J. P., & Allen, N. J. (1991). A three-component conceptualization of organizational commitment. Human Resource Management Review, 1(1), 61–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/1053-4822(91)90011-Z
Cite this entry: Kurutkan, M. N. (2026). Organizational commitment. In The Health Topics glossary. https://healthtopic.org/glossary/organizational-commitment/