Organizational Commitment versus Normative Independence

Abstract

This study examines the relationship among organizational commitment, normative independence, self-knowledge management, employment opportunity, and intention to quit the job. 1416 employees from two companies of a corporation which is one of the top airline companies in Turkey have participated in this study. After applying a confirmatory factor analysis to the scales used in the research, the relationship between research variables has been analyzed via the structural equation model (SEM). According to research results, between organizational commitment and the turnover intention, a negative relationship has been identified. The normative independence of Company A employees (4.42) has been found to be higher than the normative independence of Company B employees (2.56). Company A employees were found to be deeply attached to self-knowledge management (4.97), and between self-knowledge management and intention to quit the job, it was found there is a significant relationship. In contrast, for Company B employees (2.06), and there was not a significant relationship. The relationship between employment opportunity and intention to quit the job was significant, and both Company A employees and Company B employees have showed similar characteristics.

Keywords: organizational commitment, normative independence, self-knowledge management, employment opportunity, intention to quit the job