Dimensionality of Organizational Commitment in Volunteer Workers: Chamber of Commerce Board Members and Role Fulfillment

Autor/inn/en	Dawley, David D.; Stephens, Robert D.; Stephens, David B.
Titel	Dimensionality of Organizational Commitment in Volunteer Workers: Chamber of Commerce Board Members and Role Fulfillment
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 67 (2005) 3, S.511-525 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2004.09.001
Schlagwörter	Measures (Individuals); Volunteers; Motivation; Role; Behavior; Persistence; Employee Attitudes; Trustees + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; Freiwilliger; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Rollen; Ausdauer; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Treuhandanstalt
Abstract	This study explores the multi-dimensionality of organizational commitment of volunteer chamber of commerce board members using the Meyer and Allen (1997) scale. The effect of organizational commitment on desirable board member roles is also tested. Theory is developed by uniting past research in both organizational commitment and employee motivation. A proposed scale is tested using Confirmatory Factor Analysis with data gathered from 616 respondents at 116 chambers of commerce in 36 states. Structural Equations Modeling is then used to examine the effects of organizational commitment on several critical roles the board member is hoped to perform. Unlike prior research using Meyer and Allen's (1997) scale that focused on paid employees, our results indicate that normative, affective, and continuance commitment based on low alternatives are the three distinct constructs applicable to volunteer employees. Moreover, these components have a positive effect on board member's roles. (Author).
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