title: Factor structure of organizational commitment: differences between U.S. and South Korean samples.
abstract: The current study compared the factor structures of the construct of organizational commitment between two samples of financial employees, one from the U.S. (n = 103) and one from South Korea (n = 109). Participants completed a 26-item questionnaire. Two factors (an affective component and a normative component) emerged for the U.S. sample; only one factor for the Koreans. Results suggest that culture should be considered when trying to assess organizational commitment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. jolee@email.uncc.edu
authors.forename: Jo Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chulguen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004651:Employment; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States