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100			_aSteijn, Bram
245			_aOrganizational commitment among Dutch public sector employees
260			_c2005
300			_ap.187-201.
362			_aJun
520			_aOrganizational commitment has become a much researched subject over the past three decades. This article focuses on the relatively understudied public sector. On the basis of a large public-sector-wide survey, organizational commitment and its antecedents are assessed, including the contribution made by HRM practices. The findings are, to a large extent, in agreement with earlier studies in that they indicate the relatively major importance of job and organizational characteristics and the relatively minor importance of personal characteristics for affective commitment. Further, there is evidence of an effect of employees' perception of HRM practices on organizational commitment, which is relevant for orienting management action. However the findings with respect to normative commitment differ from previous studies. It is suggested that further research should be done that includes both organizational commitment and public service motivation as the latter could have an effect on normative commitment of public sector employees. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aLeisink, Peter
773			_aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences
909			_a70041
999			_c70041 _d70041