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When an individual is more committed to an organization, does it follow that the person

is more committed to work goals as opposed to when the person is less committed
to the organization? Does type (e.g., affective, continuance, etc.) of organizational
commitment matter?

These and related questions should keep investigators busy for decades to come.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Robert Wood’s comments on a preliminary draft of this chapter are appreciated. Preparation of
this paper was funded in part through a Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
grant to the first author.

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