THE EFFECTS OF WORK SCHEDULE AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND JOB-SATISFACTION OF FULL VERSUS PART TIME EMPLOYEES

Theoretical explanations for the differences in organizational commitment and job satisfaction between full versus part time employees were deduced. With the intent of resolving inconsistencies in the research, these deductions were empirically tested. Whereas full time employees were hypothesized to hold higher commitment than part time workers when these groups worked a preferred schedule, full time employees were hypothesized to hold lower organizational commitment and job satisfaction than part time workers when these groups worked an unpreferred schedule. The results supported the hypotheses among temporary employees but only partially supported the hypotheses among permanent workers. Implications are discussed. © 1991.