CAREER COMMITMENT VS. ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: A COMPARISON BETWEEN FOR-PROFIT AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS

Commitment is a term that has been studied for several authors in relation to the organization as a variable that might affect outcomes such as job involvement, performance or turnover. There are also authors that explored the commitment towards one's career as a variable that might influence the organization. However, there is not much investigation about whether employees are more committed to their personal achievement in their careers or committed to the organization itself. The present study aimed to find this difference. Moreover, the study sought to find differences between two types of organizations: for-profit and non-profit sectors in regards to career and organizational commitment. The study utilized descriptive analysis, simple correlation and canonical correlation as a statistical methodology. Results support the interrelation between the two variables.