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The future of workplace commitment: key questions and directions

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  • Yvonne Gerarda Theodora van Rossenberg

    (Radboud University [Nijmegen])

  • Howard J. Klein

    (OSU - The Ohio State University [Columbus])

  • K. Asplund

    (SSE - Stockholm School of Economics)

  • Kathleen Bentein

    (UQAM - Université du Québec à Montréal = University of Québec in Montréal)

  • Heiko Breitsohl

    (Universitaet Klagenfurt)

  • Aaron Cohen

    (University of Haifa [Haifa])

  • David Cross

    (University of Bath [Bath])

  • Ana Carolina de Aguiar Rodrigues

    (USP - Universidade de São Paulo = University of São Paulo)

  • Véronique Duflot

    (NIMEC - Normandie Innovation Marché Entreprise Consommation - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - ULH - Université Le Havre Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - IRIHS - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Homme et Société - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université)

  • Steven Kilroy

    (Tilburg University [Netherlands])

  • Nima Ali

    (University of Bath [Bath])

  • Adriana Rapti

    (Kingston University [London])

  • Sascha Ruhle

    (Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf = Heinrich Heine University [Düsseldorf])

  • Omar Solinger

    (VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam])

  • Juani Swart

    (University of Bath [Bath])

  • Zeynep Y. Yalabik

    (University of Bath [Bath])

Abstract

This position paper presents the state-of-the art of the field of workplace commitment. Yet, for workplace commitment to stay relevant, it is necessary to look beyond current practice and to extrapolate trends to envision what will be needed in future research. Therefore, the aim of this paper is twofold, first, to consolidate our current understanding of workplace commitment in contemporary work settings and, second, to look into the future by identifying and discussing avenues for future research. Representative of the changing nature of work, we explicitly conceptualize workplace commitment in reference to (A) "Temporary work", and (B) "Cross-boundary work". Progressing from these two themes, conceptual, theoretical and methodological advances of the field are discussed. The result is the identification of 10 key paths of research to pursues, a shared agenda for the most promising and needed directions for future research and recommendations for how these will translate into practice.

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  • Yvonne Gerarda Theodora van Rossenberg & Howard J. Klein & K. Asplund & Kathleen Bentein & Heiko Breitsohl & Aaron Cohen & David Cross & Ana Carolina de Aguiar Rodrigues & Véronique Duflot & Steven Ki, 2018. "The future of workplace commitment: key questions and directions," Post-Print hal-02180702, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02180702
    DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2018.1443914
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