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<p>An employee’s organizational commitment is essential to a firm’s success and performance. Past research reports mixed relationships between future time perspective and commitment. Recently, research has supported several moderating variables for this relationship. The current study tested organizational cynicism as a potential moderator. The sample consisted of 301 university alumni working in a variety of industries. The cross-sectional data supports an interaction between future time perspective and organizational cynicism on an individual’s affective and continuance commitment level. Data failed to support an interaction effect on the employee’s normative commitment.</p>
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An employee’s organizational commitment is essential to a firm’s success and performance. Past research reports mixed relationships between future time perspective and commitment. Recently, research has supported several moderating variables for this relationship. The current study tested organizational cynicism as a potential moderator. The sample consisted of 301 university alumni working in a variety of industries. The cross-sectional data supports an interaction between future time perspective and organizational cynicism on an individual’s affective and continuance commitment level. Data failed to support an interaction effect on the employee’s normative commitment.

Why Commit When the Future is Bright? The Interactive Effects of Future Time Perspecitve and Organizational Cynicism

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Oeconomica

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An employee’s organizational commitment is essential to a firm’s success and performance. Past research reports mixed relationships between future time...

Why Commit When the Future is Bright? The Interactive Effects of Future Time Perspecitve and Organizational Cynicism

Online veröffentlicht: 12. Mai 2021

Seitenbereich: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/subboec-2021-0001

Schlüsselwörter
Future Time Perspective, Organizational Cynicism, Organizational Commitment

© 2021 Joseph M. Goodman et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Why Commit When the Future is Bright? The Interactive Effects of Future Time Perspecitve and Organizational Cynicism

Online veröffentlicht: 12. Mai 2021

Seitenbereich: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/subboec-2021-0001

SchlüsselwörterFuture Time Perspective, Organizational Cynicism, Organizational Commitment

© 2021 Joseph M. Goodman et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
Future Time Perspective, Organizational Cynicism, Organizational Commitment