Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Factor structure of organizational commitment: differences between U.S. and South Korean samples.

Jo Ann Lee1, Chulguen Yang

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. jolee@email.uncc.edu

Psychological Reports
|July 30, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Organizational commitment differs across cultures. A study found U.S. employees had two commitment factors, while South Korean employees had only one, suggesting culture impacts commitment assessment.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Catastrophic Failure of a MiniHip Femoral Stem: A Case Report.

JBJS case connector·2020
Same author

A Mathematic Model That Describes Modes of MdSGHV Transmission within House Fly Populations.

Insects·2015
Same author

Asymptomatic spread of huanglongbing and implications for disease control.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2015
Same author

A flexible simulation platform to quantify and manage emergency department crowding.

BMC medical informatics and decision making·2014
Same author

Acetabular cup positioning in revision total hip arthroplasty with Paprosky type III acetabular defects: Martell radiographic analysis.

International orthopaedics·2013
Same author

Muscavirus (MdSGHV) disease dynamics in house fly populations--how is this virus transmitted and has it potential as a biological control agent?

Journal of invertebrate pathology·2012

Area of Science:

  • Organizational behavior
  • Cross-cultural psychology
  • Human resource management

Background:

  • Organizational commitment is a key construct in understanding employee behavior and retention.
  • Previous research suggests cultural factors may influence workplace attitudes and behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the factor structures of organizational commitment between U.S. and South Korean financial employees.
  • To investigate the influence of cultural context on the measurement of organizational commitment.

Main Methods:

  • A quantitative study utilizing a 26-item questionnaire.
  • Comparative analysis of factor structures between two distinct cultural samples (U.S. and South Korea).

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • The U.S. sample exhibited a two-factor structure for organizational commitment (affective and normative components).
  • The South Korean sample displayed a single-factor structure for organizational commitment.
  • Significant differences in the factor structure of organizational commitment were observed between the two cultural groups.

Conclusions:

  • Culture significantly influences the construct of organizational commitment.
  • Standardized measures of organizational commitment may not be universally applicable across different cultural contexts.
  • Future research should consider cultural nuances when assessing organizational commitment.