Analyzing the Impacts of Commitment and Entrenchment on Behavioral Intentions

Couto Falcão Scheible, Alba; Núcleo de Pós Graduação em Administração (NPGA) -
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA); Bittencourt Bastos, Antônio Virgílio; Núcleo de Pós Graduação em Administração, Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brazil). Email: antoniovirgiliobastos@gmail.com. Address: Rua Macapá, 461, apt. 601, Ondina, 40170-150, Salvador-BA, Brasil. Phone: +55 71 88347854

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Couto Falcão Scheible, Alba; Núcleo de Pós Graduação em Administração (NPGA) - Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Bittencourt Bastos, Antônio Virgílio; Núcleo de Pós Graduação em Administração, Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brazil). Email: antoniovirgiliobastos@gmail.com. Address: Rua Macapá, 461, apt. 601, Ondina, 40170-150, Salvador-BA, Brasil. Phone: +55 71 88347854

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12032/117695

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The lack of a universal definition for the organizational commitment brings difficulties for improving knowledge about the construct. Following the commitment construct revision proposed by Rodrigues (2009) through the separation of its continuance dimension - now referred to as organizational entrenchment, this paper analyzed the relationships between organizational affective commitment and entrenchment with behavioral intentions. The study was conducted in a Brazilian information technology company with the participation of 307 people. The results show that organizational entrenchment is indeed a different construct than the organizational affective commitment. It was found that affective commitment to the organization is a predecessor of the intentions to stay, defend, and exert extra effort, while entrenchment displayed no relevant relationships with them.

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