Career-oriented versus team-oriented commitment and behavior at work

Among a representative sample of the Dutch population (Study 1. N = 690), career-oriented and team-oriented commitment were assessed, in addition to affective organizational commitment (Meyer & Alien, 1991). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the proposed distinction between the 2 specific forms of commitment at the measurement level. Furthermore, the construct validity of team-oriented and career-oriented commitment as well as their differential implications were corroborated by self-reports of work-related behavior 1 year later. The distinction between career-oriented and team-oriented commitment was then cross-validated in a 2nd study, among employees of a financial service organization in Belgium (N = 287),in which the constructs proved to be not only differentially related to self-reported behavior at work, but also predictive of performance ratings by superiors.