Revisiting the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment: a case study of academicians in a private educational institution

Many studies have dwelled on various issues related to the concept of commitment. One particular issue concerns the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment. Between these foci of commitments, the issue has been whether both are compatible or in confliect with each...

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Main Authors:	Abd Rahman, Nik Mutasim, Alias, Mohamad Adnan, Maulan, Suharni
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Utara Malaysia 2006
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48548/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48548/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48548/1/MMJ_Organizational_Commitment.pdf

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spelling	iium-485482016-03-23T01:22:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48548/ Revisiting the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment: a case study of academicians in a private educational institution Abd Rahman, Nik Mutasim Alias, Mohamad Adnan Maulan, Suharni H Social Sciences (General) Many studies have dwelled on various issues related to the concept of commitment. One particular issue concerns the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment. Between these foci of commitments, the issue has been whether both are compatible or in confliect with each other. The nature of the relationship between these variables is worth noting as it may have impact on the behaviour of individuals in organizations and hence, the formulation and practice of human resource policies in these organizations. This paper reports the findings of a study conducted to investigate this issue of compatibility or conflict between the variables. The unit of analysis were academicians employed in a private reserach institution in Malaysia. The result of the mail survey revealed the existence of a commitment dilemma within the sample. No significant correlations were recorded between professional commitment and the various dimensions of organizational commitment. Additionally, professional commitment and organizational commitment correlated significantly with intent to stay in the profession and intent tostay with the organization, respectively. Directions for future research were also discussed. Universiti Utara Malaysia 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48548/1/MMJ_Organizational_Commitment.pdf Abd Rahman, Nik Mutasim and Alias, Mohamad Adnan and Maulan, Suharni (2006) Revisiting the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment: a case study of academicians in a private educational institution. Malaysian Management Journal, 10 (1&2). pp. 1-17. ISSN 0128-6226 http://mmj.uum.edu.my
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description	Many studies have dwelled on various issues related to the concept of commitment. One particular issue concerns the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment. Between these foci of commitments, the issue has been whether both are compatible or in confliect with each other. The nature of the relationship between these variables is worth noting as it may have impact on the behaviour of individuals in organizations and hence, the formulation and practice of human resource policies in these organizations. This paper reports the findings of a study conducted to investigate this issue of compatibility or conflict between the variables. The unit of analysis were academicians employed in a private reserach institution in Malaysia. The result of the mail survey revealed the existence of a commitment dilemma within the sample. No significant correlations were recorded between professional commitment and the various dimensions of organizational commitment. Additionally, professional commitment and organizational commitment correlated significantly with intent to stay in the profession and intent tostay with the organization, respectively. Directions for future research were also discussed.
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author	Abd Rahman, Nik Mutasim Alias, Mohamad Adnan Maulan, Suharni
author_facet	Abd Rahman, Nik Mutasim Alias, Mohamad Adnan Maulan, Suharni
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title	Revisiting the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment: a case study of academicians in a private educational institution
title_short	Revisiting the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment: a case study of academicians in a private educational institution
title_full	Revisiting the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment: a case study of academicians in a private educational institution
title_fullStr	Revisiting the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment: a case study of academicians in a private educational institution
title_full_unstemmed	Revisiting the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment: a case study of academicians in a private educational institution
title_sort	revisiting the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment: a case study of academicians in a private educational institution
publisher	Universiti Utara Malaysia
publishDate	2006
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Revisiting the relationship between organizational commitment and professional commitment: a case study of academicians in a private educational institution

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