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Antecedents of Organizational Commitment in a Chinese Construction Company

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This study examines the impact of various ethical climate types and job satisfaction on organizational commitment of 144 employees working at a Chinese private construction company. Both caring and independence climate types had a significant positive impact on organizational commitment. Instrumental climate had a significant negative impact on organizational commitment. Other climate types (professional, rules, and efficiency) had no significant impact on organizational commitment. Overall job satisfaction had a significant positive impact on organizational commitment. Overclaiming was significantly correlated with organizational commitment, caring climate, rules climate, and job satisfaction.

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  1. School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China

    Weihui Fu

  2. Department of Management, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Mailstop 5429, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008-5429, USA

    Satish P. Deshpande

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Fu, W., Deshpande, S.P. Antecedents of Organizational Commitment in a Chinese Construction Company. J Bus Ethics 109, 301–307 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-1128-y

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