title: Employees' organizational identification and affective organizational commitment: an integrative approach.
abstract: Although several studies have empirically supported the distinction between organizational identification (OI) and affective commitment (AC), there is still disagreement regarding how they are related. Precisely, little attention has been given to the direction of causality between these two constructs and as to why they have common antecedents and outcomes. This research was designed to fill these gaps. Using a cross-lagged panel design with two measurement times, Study 1 examined the directionality of the relationship between OI and AC, and showed that OI is positively related to temporal change in AC, confirming the antecedence of OI on AC. Using a cross-sectional design, Study 2 investigated the mediating role of OI in the relationship between three work experiences (i.e., perceived organizational support, leader-member exchange, and job autonomy) and AC, and found that OI partially mediates the influence of work experiences on AC. Finally, Study 3 examined longitudinally how OI and AC combine in the prediction of actual turnover, and showed that AC totally mediates the relationship between OI and turnover. Overall, these findings suggest that favorable work experiences operate via OI to increase employees' AC that, in turn, decreases employee turnover.
authors: Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors: Florence
authors: F
authors: Stinglhamber
authors: Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors: Géraldine
authors: G
authors: Marique
authors: Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors: Gaëtane
authors: G
authors: Caesens
authors: Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors: Donatienne
authors: D
authors: Desmette
authors: Department of Psychology, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium.
authors: Isabelle
authors: I
authors: Hansez
authors: Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors: Dorothée
authors: D
authors: Hanin
authors: DGHR-Section Recrutement et Sélection-Research & Development, Belgian Defense, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Françoise
authors: F
authors: Bertrand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012107:Research Design