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Coming to terms with organizational identification and commitment

George Cheney Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, University of Colorado
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Phillip K. Tompkins Professor in the Department of Communication, University of Colorado
Pages 1-15 | Published online: 22 May 2009
 
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Abstract

The concepts of organizational identification and organizational commitment are examined in an effort to explicate both their interrelations and their distinctiveness. The essay establishes identification as a term referring to the “substance” of individual‐organizational relationships and commitment as referring to their form.

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