Importance Of Organizational Commitment

DISCUSSION BOARD FORUM POST #1 REPLY #2 Joshua F.L. Sargent

BMAL500

Liberty University

Discussion Board Forum Post #1 Reply #2

In the above post, the author states that management changes within the company caused them to forget the “family friendly” environment. These changes led the employee being dissatisfied. Per the employee responses to dissatisfaction model, the employee exited the company. (Robbins & Judge, 2009) In my own employment, management turnover and poor decisions have made for a history of high employee dissatisfaction and low employee morale. I have worked for this employer for many years and have weathered the various storms. I continue my employment for many reasons, but particularly

Organizational commitment is described as an employee identifying with the goals and values of the company and continuing a relationship with the organization (Robbins & Judge, 2009). There are two specific aspects of organizational commitment that address my situation, affective commitment and continuance commitment.

Affective commitment is an emotional attachment to an organization. This emotional attachment also is related to the mission and vision of the company. The stated mission of the hospital is “to empower people to improve their lives” (Acadia Hospital, 2016). Psychiatric care has traditionally been treated differently than standard medical care. There is a particular stigma that is associated with a person that is in need of mental healthcare (The Lancet, 2016). This is extremely evident in emergency room situations where a person in crisis is typically isolated in a room with a security presence. In my experience, the nursing team and physicians do not give the same attention to a psychiatric patient that they would give to a traditional medical patient. While this may be due to burnout or risk assessment situations, it does definitely show the