This essay focuses on The erosion model.
suggests that employees with fewer bonds will be most likely to quit the organization
The erosion model suggests that employees with fewer bonds will be most likely to quit the organization.14
If you look at Figure 3-3, who’s most at risk for turning over? That’s right—the employee who has only one bond with someone else (and a relatively weak bond at that).
henceforth, From an affective commitment perspective, that employee is likely to feel less emotional attachment to work colleagues, which makes it easier to decide to leave the organization.
in this manner can also help us understand another explanation for turnover. The social influence model suggests that employees who have direct linkages with “leavers” will themselves become more likely to leave.15
in addition In this way, reductions in affective commitment become contagious, spreading like a disease across the work unit. Think about the damage that would be caused if the central figure in the network (the one who has linkages to five other people) became unhappy with the organization.
Lastly. More and more companies are beginning to understand the value in helping employees connect. SAS, the Cary, North Carolina–based software company, provides a number of perks that Final PDF to printer 66
CHAPTER 3 Organizational Commitment coL27660_ch03_060-090.indd 66 10/11/17 08:40 AM bring employees together.16 Those include a billiard hall; intramural tennis, baseball, and volleyball; pool and fitness facilities; and even a hair salon.
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Secondly, be sure
, the Southlake, Texas– based owner of Travelocity, created an internal social network system called Sabre Town.17 More company-focused than Facebook, Sabre Town
includes profiles of employee skills, experience, and customer contacts, along with groups built around common personal interests. One such group is Mom2Mom, which allows employees to connect and converse about day care centers,
and work–family balance issues. CONTINUANCE COMMITMENT Now consider the reasons for staying listed in the middle column of Table 3-1. What would you feel if, even after taking all those reasons into account,
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Secondly, be sure
Lastly, be honest