Abstract
This article discusses issues related to organizational commitment and work related values. The research problem focuses on the correlation between values related to professional work and the affective, normative and calculative commitment of employees. A research question was posed as to what work related values are correlated with organisational commitment. The article presents the results of an empirical study conducted on a group of 2076 people with the use of a diagnostic survey. The obtained data were analysed relative to the gender and age of the respondents. The results indicate certain discrepancies in terms of the value hierarchies observable between employees of different ages. Both men and women selected work-life balance and security as their most important values. The level of commitment was comparable between representatives of the two genders, with the levels observed for normative commitment. Organisational commitment increased with age and was statistically different for the respective age groups. The study confirmed the correlation between the hierarchy of work related values and the level of commitment, as well as the discrepancies in this respect between the respective age and gender groups. The same suggests that there is a need to account for values held by the employees when developing and employing motivational systems and HR practices.
Highlights
This article discusses issues related to organizational commitment and work related values
Organisational commitment was observed to increase with age; it was higher in the subsequent age groups
The following conclusions can be reached based on the conducted study: 1. younger employees attribute the greatest value to good relations with co-workers
Summary
This article discusses issues related to organizational commitment and work related values. The results indicate certain discrepancies in terms of the value hierarchies observable between employees of different ages Both men and women selected work-life balance and security as their most important values. The study confirmed the correlation between the hierarchy of work related values and the level of commitment, as well as the discrepancies in this respect between the respective age and gender groups. Organisational commitment can be described as the employee’s feelings of obligation to remain with the organisation These feelings result from the normative pressures that employees experience (Allen & Meyer, 1990; Field & Buitendach, 2011; Viljoen & Rothmann, 2009). The primary antecedents of organisational commitment have been reported to be related to personal characteristics (gender, age), role issues (role-conflict, autonomy), structural conditions (organisational communication, centralisation) and work experiences (leadership, job involvement) (Cohen, 1992). Work related values were stronger predictors of the organisational commitment than personal values
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