Employee commitment

Employee commitment allows an organisation to grow and gain in competitiveness and is thus a key variable determining employee performance.

Commitment makes employees more willing to perform

What is employee commitment?

Committed employees feel a certain bond with the organisation, which, in the positive form, makes them more willing to perform.

However, from the perspective of the employer, employees may also feel a less positive bond with the organisation. Commitment can take three forms:

• Affective commitment: an employee stays with an organisation because he wants to. He believes in and identifies himself with the organisation.
• Normative commitment: an employee stays with an organisation, because he feels obliged to continue employment
• Continuance commitment: an employee stays with an organisation, because he feels that the personal costs of leaving are too high, for instance when age limits his chances to find new work.

Naturally, as an organisation you aim to have only affectively committed employees. And yet, continuance committed employees are also in your fold.

It is very important to discern and limit this group and to pay specific attention to the first group that feels a positive bond in order to increase their numbers.

Affectively committed employees add value to your organisation, are determined and pro-active and increase productivity and quality.