1987•Central States Speech JournalRequires access

Coming to terms with organizational identification and commitment

George E. Cheney, Phillip K. Tompkins

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The concepts of organizational identification and organizational commitment are examined in an effort to explicate both their interrelations and their distinctiveness. The essay establishes identification as a term referring to the “substance” of individual‐organizational relationships and commitment as referring to their form.

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Key concepts: Optimal distinctiveness theory, Organizational identification, Organizational commitment, Identification (biology), Organization development, Organizational learning, Psychology, Organizational studies