Research Article

Motivation Theories Affecting Organizational Commitment in the Workplace

Volume: 7 Number: 1 September 10, 2024
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Motivation Theories Affecting Organizational Commitment in the Workplace

Abstract

In today's working life, as competition is increasing, ensuring the loyalty of employees to the organization is important for organizations to survive. In the literature, it is considered important to determine employees' attitudes toward work through motivation theories in order to ensure commitment to the organization. The sustainability of business organizations is shaped by the level of commitment of the organization's employees, and the goal of organizations is to ensure that their employees do not leave the organization, which draws attention to the importance of motivation theories for organizations. The subject of the study was to explain the evaluation of organizational commitment of organizational employees by providing support from motivation theories. The purpose of the study is to compile the attitudes of employees toward their work environment, motivation theories that affect the organizational commitment of individuals, and studies in the literature in the field of industrial and organizational psychology. The method of the research is based on the studies on organizational commitment and motivation theories in Turkey and the world between 1948 and 2023 in YÖK National Thesis Center, Google Scholar, ProQuest, ResearchGate databases such as "organization", "organizational commitment", "motivation", "motivation theories", "industrial and organizational psychology". It was reached by searching with the keywords. As a result of the search, the universe consisted of 75 articles, books, and master's and doctoral theses. 68 articles, books and dissertation materials were selected as the sample of the research. The importance of the study was explained by including the concept of organizational commitment, factors affecting organizational commitment and behavioral outcomes, motivation theories, employees' values regarding work life, factors affecting their organizational commitment, studies in the literature were evaluated and discussed within the framework of industrial and organizational psychology.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Management Psychology , Industrial Organisation , Organizational Culture , Organisational Behaviour

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 10, 2024

Submission Date

February 21, 2024

Acceptance Date

June 14, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Deligöz, E. (2024). Motivation Theories Affecting Organizational Commitment in the Workplace. Uluslararası Yönetim Akademisi Dergisi, 7(1), 339-353. https://doi.org/10.33712/mana.1441000

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