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The document presents the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ), which contains 15 statements that individuals rate on a 7-point scale to indicate their level of agreement regarding feelings toward their organization. The statements measure aspects like willingness to work hard for the organization's success, pride in the organization, agreement with its values and policies, and potential reasons for leaving. Responses are intended to assess the individual's commitment to the organization.

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The document presents the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ), which contains 15 statements that individuals rate on a 7-point scale to indicate their level of agreement regarding feelings toward their organization. The statements measure aspects like willingness to work hard for the organization's success, pride in the organization, agreement with its values and policies, and potential reasons for leaving. Responses are intended to assess the individual's commitment to the organization.

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TABLE 14.

Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ)


Listed below are a series of statements that represent possible feelings that individuals
might have about the company or organization for which they work. With respect to your
own feelings about the particular organization for which you are now working (company
name) please indicate the degree of your agreement or disagreement with each statement
by checking one of the seven alternatives below each statement. *
I am willing to put a great deal of effort beyond that
normally expected in order to help the organization
be successful
I Talk of this organization to my friends as a great
organization to work for.

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

3.

I feel very little loyal to this organization. (R)

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

4.

I would accept almost any type of job assignment in


order to keep working for this organization.

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

5.

I find that my values and the organizations values


are very similar.

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

6.

I am proud to tell others that I am part of this


organization.

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

7.

I could just as well be working for a different


organization as long as the type of work was similar.

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

8.

This organization inspires the very best in me in the


way of job performance.

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

9.

It would take very little change in my present


circumstances to cause me to leave this
organization. (R)
I am extremely glad that I chose this organization to
work for over others I was considering at the time I
joined.
Theres not too much to be gained by sticking with
this organization indefinitely. (R)

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

Often, I find it difficult to agree with this organizations


policies on important matters relating to its
employees. (R)
I really care about the fate of this organization.

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

14.

For me this is the best of all possible organization for


which to work.

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

15.

Deciding to work for this organization was a definite


mistake on my part. (R)

SD

MD

LD

LA

MA

SA

1.
2.

10.
11.
12.
13.

Responses to each item are measured on a 7 point scale point anchors labeled: (SD = 1)
strongly disagree; (MD = 2) moderately disagree; (LD = 3) slightly disagree; (O = 4) neither
disagree nor agree; (LA = 5) slightly agree; (MA = 6) moderately agree; (SA = 7) strongly
agree. An R denotes a negatively phrased and reverse scored item.

Source: Mowday et al. (1979: 228)

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