Three-Component Model of Organizational Commitment

Also known as: TCM · Meyer-Allen commitment · Affective commitment

Organizational commitment as a psychological state with three distinct components: affective commitment (emotional attachment — wanting to stay), continuance commitment (perceived cost of leaving — needing to stay), and normative commitment (sense of obligation — feeling one ought to stay).

Source:

Meyer, J. P., & Allen, N. J. (1991). A three-component conceptualization of organizational commitment. Human Resource Management Review, 1(1), 61-89.

DOI:

10.1016/1053-4822(91)90011-Z