The Three-Component Model of Occupational Commitment: A Comparative Study of Chinese and British Accountants

Snape, E.; Wing-hung Lo, C.; Redman, T.

doi:10.1177/0022022108323789

The Three-Component Model of Occupational Commitment: A Comparative Study of Chinese and British Accountants

Snape, E.; Wing-hung Lo, C.; Redman, T.

Authors

Professor Edward Snape edward.snape@durham.ac.uk
Academic Visitor

C. Wing-hung Lo

T. Redman

Abstract

The authors find some support for the cross-cultural validity of the Meyer, Allen, and Smith (1993) three-component model of occupational commitment in samples of Chinese and British accountants. Normative and affective commitments are higher in the Chinese sample, and continuance commitment is higher in the British sample. There is some support for hypotheses on the consequences of the components of occupational commitment (occupational withdrawal cognitions and the intention to participate in professional activities). However, contrary to the hypotheses, the authors' analysis suggests that there are no significant differences in these relationships between the two samples. The authors find a significant interaction between affective and continuance commitment in the analysis of occupational withdrawal cognitions, such that the relationship between each of these components and withdrawal cognitions is stronger where commitment on the other component is low.

Citation

Snape, E., Wing-hung Lo, C., & Redman, T. (2008). The Three-Component Model of Occupational Commitment: A Comparative Study of Chinese and British Accountants. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 39(6), 765-781. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022108323789

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Nov 1, 2008
Deposit Date	Jan 27, 2009
Publicly Available Date	Jul 27, 2010
Journal	Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Print ISSN	0022-0221
Electronic ISSN	1552-5422
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	39
Issue	6
Pages	765-781
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022108323789
Keywords	Occupational commitment, Affective commitment, Normative commitment, Continuance commitment.
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1532449

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Snape, E., Wing-hung Lo, C. & Redman, T. (2008). The Three-Component Model of Occupational Commitment: A Comparative Study of Chinese and British Accountants. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology 39(6): 765-781. Copyright © 2008 Sage Publications. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications