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Assessing cross-national invariance of the three-component model of organizational commitment: A cross-country study of university faculty

Shefali Nandan (Faculty of Commerce, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India)
Daphne Halkias (International School of Management, Paris, France)
Paul W. Thurman (Columbia University, New York, New York, USA)
Marcos Komodromos (School of Humanities Social Sciences and Law, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus)
Baker Ahmad Alserhan (Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan)
Chris Adendorff (Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
Norashfah Hanim Yaakop Yahaya Alhaj (Teguh SNR Mgt Consulting, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)
Alfredo De Massis (Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy) (Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK)
Eleanna Galanaki (Department of Marketing and Communication, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece)
Norma Juma (School of Business, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, USA)
Eileen Kwesiga (Bryant University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
Anayo D. Nkamnebe (Department of Marketing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria)
Claire Seaman (Department of Business, Enterprise and Management, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK)

EuroMed Journal of Business

ISSN: 1450-2194

Article publication date: 30 October 2018

Issue publication date: 30 October 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine affective commitment, normative commitment, and continuance commitment in a cross-national context to identify if the effect of country-specific cultural orientation on organizational commitment of faculty in higher education functions invariably in different countries.

Design/methodology/approach

The work expands on Meyer and Allen’s (1991) three-component model of organizational commitment. It includes relevant literature review on ten countries and the results of a survey of university faculty members, assessing their institutions’ human resources practices and their effect on organizational commitment. Basic descriptive statistics were performed on nominal and interval data, means, medians, and standard deviations were computed, and tests of mean equivalence, including ANOVA tests, were performed. In certain instances, Pearson and Spearman correlations were computed to ascertain correlation, and χ2 tests for randomized response were used, while Cronbach’s α test helped to establish survey instrument validity.

Findings

Though certain differences may exist between different countries and cultures with respect to the three-component model of organizational commitment, there is strong evidence of the existence of invariance and, thus, generalizability of the model across cultures.

Research limitations/implications

Cultural studies have focused on differences in organizational commitment at national levels. Further attempts to identify the universality of factors leading to organizational commitment should account for culture in the study of employee-related globalization issues in higher education institutes. Knowledge of cultural impact is also useful from a managerial perspective, and for the design of relevant strategies.

Practical implications

National context plays a major role in shaping the nature of educational institutions. This study brings out the need for a deeper understanding of invariance in organizational commitment (inter-alia, through the three-component model).

Originality/value

This study contributes to a better understanding of the relationship between organizational commitment and its various antecedents, including human resources management practices, for faculty in higher education institutes.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the research contributions of Stuart Graham and Janine Saba Zakka.

Corrigendum: It has come to the attention of the publisher that the article, Daphne Halkias in article Nandan, S., Halkias, D., Thurman, P., Komodromos, M., Alserhan, B., Adendorff, C., Yahaya Alhaj, N., De Massis, A., Galanaki, E., Juma, N., Kwesiga, E., Nkamnebe, A. and Seaman, C. “Assessing cross-national invariance of the three-component model of organizational commitment” published in EuroMed Journal of Business, Vol. 13, No. 3, contained an incorrect affiliation for the author, Daphne Halkias. This error was introduced in the editorial process and has now been corrected in the online version to the ‘International School of Management Paris’. The publisher sincerely apologises for this error and for any inconvenience caused.

Citation

Nandan, S., Halkias, D., Thurman, P.W., Komodromos, M., Alserhan, B.A., Adendorff, C., Yahaya Alhaj, N.H.Y., De Massis, A., Galanaki, E., Juma, N., Kwesiga, E., Nkamnebe, A.D. and Seaman, C. (2018), "Assessing cross-national invariance of the three-component model of organizational commitment: A cross-country study of university faculty", EuroMed Journal of Business, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 254-279. https://doi.org/10.1108/EMJB-09-2017-0031

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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