PREDICTORS OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT - VARIATIONS ACROSS CAREER STAGES

The matching of five predictors of organizational commitment to five career stages was investigated within a sample of 1536 employees. Between-stage analysis showed that, relative to other stages, the effect of team cohesion was stronger during the second stage, task challenge was stronger during the third stage, supervisory behavior was stronger during the fourth stage, and organizational climate was stronger during the fifth stage. Within-stage analysis showed that, relative to the other predictors, team cohesion had a larger effect at the second stage, job challenge had a larger effect at the third stage, and supervisor behavior had a larger effect at the fourth stage. Self-efficacy failed to predominate during the first Stage. © 1991.