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WORK RELATIONSHIPS AS INVESTMENTS: THE UNEXPLORED COMPONENT OF CONTINUANCE COMMITMENT

Cohen, Melissa A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1174936752

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Industrial-Organizational.
Continuance commitment, a form of organizational commitment, has typically been characterized by tangible, financial investments made in a job. This study conceptualized work relationships as investments that may explain additional variance beyond the typical work investments in two outcomes, the personal sacrifice dimension of continuance commitment and intentions to quit. Four work relationship constructs, network relationship quality, network size, relative network status, and network interaction, were measured by asking participants to name and describe individuals from their work social network in five categories: primary supervisor, coworkers, subordinates, friends, and work associates. Results indicate that network size predicts incremental variance in personal sacrifice and network relationship quality predicts incremental variance in intentions to quit. Extraversion, agreeableness, and work locus of control also predicted several work relationship constructs. Future research should attempt to establish causality, replicate these findings, explore new relationship constructs, and identify other outcomes that can be further understood by examining their association with work relationship constructs.
Steve Jex (Advisor)
156 p.
Psychology, Industrial
Organizational Commitment; Work Relationships; Investments

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  • Cohen, M. A. (2007). WORK RELATIONSHIPS AS INVESTMENTS: THE UNEXPLORED COMPONENT OF CONTINUANCE COMMITMENT [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1174936752

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cohen, Melissa. WORK RELATIONSHIPS AS INVESTMENTS: THE UNEXPLORED COMPONENT OF CONTINUANCE COMMITMENT. 2007. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1174936752.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cohen, Melissa. "WORK RELATIONSHIPS AS INVESTMENTS: THE UNEXPLORED COMPONENT OF CONTINUANCE COMMITMENT." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1174936752

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