Order DescriptionWrite a 5-6 pages paper that assess the extent to which Harrison, et al. (2006) and Riketta (2008) address the issues that Swailes (2002) raised regarding the conceptualization and measurement of organizational commitment.
Please include the following:
1. Summarization of the key issues that Swailes (2002) raises regarding the conceptualization and measurement of organizational commitment.
2. Briefly describe the way(s) in which Riketta (2008) conceptualizes and operationalizes organizational commitment.
3. Briefly describe the way(s) in which Harrison, et al. (2006) conceptualize and operationalize organizational commitment.
4. Assess the extent to which Harrison, et al. (2006) and Riketta (2008) address the issues that Swailes (2002) raised regarding the conceptualization and Measurement of Organizational Commitment.Additional Comments below:
Swailes (2002) critiqued the conceptualization and measurement of the job attitude of organizational commitment. Four years later, Harrison, Newman, and Roth (2006) integrated organizational commitment and job satisfaction into an overall job attitude based on the compatibility principle in attitude theory, and found through meta-analysis of studies published between 1983 and 2004 that it substantially predicted integrative, higher-order behavioral outcomes. Riketta (2008) would have at least addressed, if not resolved, the conceptualization and measurement issues that Swailes raised in their subsequent meta-analyses.
The focus of this case study is on the relationship between the conceptualization and operationalization of a construct, in this case the job attitude of organizational commitment. As noted on the module Background page, Swailes (2002) critiqued the conceptualization and measurement (operationalization) of organizational commitment. In the six years that followed, Harrison, et al. (2006) and Riketta (2008) published meta-analyses of the impact of organizational commitment on performance.
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