Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Eduardo. Organisational commitment among temporary workers. Psicologia [online]. 2011, vol.25, n.2, pp.61-86. ISSN 0874-2049.

Research onorganisational commitment is motivating the interest of both the academics as well as the professionals in human resources management. Subordinated to the rules imposed by global competitiveness, organisations are adopting new forms of work organisation, namely by hiring temporary workers. Despite its significant increase, it is important to find theoretical contributions which help understanding the impacts of this new labour force on organisational commitment. The three-dimensional model of organisational commitment designed by Meyer and Allen (1991) was confirmed for the Temporary Work Agency and for the User company. The importance of voluntariness of temporary workers in explaining significant differences on organisational commitment profiles wasn’t confirmed. The results reinforce the prevalence of organisational commitment’s nature over its target, no matter which type of contract connects the individual to the organisation.

Keywords : psychological tie; organisational commitment; temporary work; voluntariness.

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