Affective commitment in the public sector: the case of IT employees

Authors:
Margaret F. Reid;Myria W. Allen;Cynthia K. Riemenschneider;Deborah J. Armstrong
Affiliations:
University of Arkansas;University of Arkansas;University of Arkansas;University of Arkansas
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGMIS CPR conference on computer personnel research: Forty four years of computer personnel research: achievements, challenges & the future
Year:
2006

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Abstract

To improve our understanding of individual motivations to remain employed in governmental agencies this study focuses on a specific segment of a state government agency workforce. Information technology (IT) employees possess skills that transfer easily to other sectors, which make them an important group when examining factors that influence the affective commitment and job satisfaction of individuals working in public agencies. Findings indicate that role ambiguity, perceived organizational support, leader member exchange, and task variety are the independent variables that explain most of the variance in affective public sector commitment and job satisfaction.