Organizational Commitment Questionnaire
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Technical Sheet
Organizational Commitment Questionnaire.
Meyer and Allen
Origin: United States
Particularity: Psychological Information Instrument
Objective: To understand the type of organizational commitment that individuals have with their
organization.
Structuring: 3 components (Consists of 18 items)
Affective Component = 6 items
Continuity Component = 6 items
Normative Component = 6 items
Characteristics of Inventory
Likert type scale
Answers: There are no good or bad answers.
Management: Individual or collective
Time: Approximately 15 min.
Use: Development of intervention plans at the level
organizational.
Age: 17 and older
Regulatory data: Workers of a specific institution
Application Description
At the time of the application, the evaluators will be presented with some closed statements.
Which ones will have to respond by indicating the option that best matches their feelings towards the
organization. Likewise, an example will be provided to ensure that the evaluated have
understood the instructions.
Description of the Grading Standards
The final score will be obtained by adding the scores achieved in the response to each item.
The scores are assigned as follows
1= Totally disagree
2 = Moderately disagree
3 = Weakly disagree
4= Neither agree nor disagree
5= Weakly agree
6 = Moderately agree
7= Totally agree
There are items whose scores need to be reversed, these are: 1, 3, 10, 14, 15, and 18.
Items of the Organizational Commitment Test
Affective Component Component Component
Regulatory Continuity
6 2 1
9 7 3
QUESTIONS 12 8 4
14 10 5
15 11 16
18 13 17
SUB-TOTAL 6 6 6
TOTAL 18
Interpretation
Affective Component Desire
Continuity Component: Need
Regulatory Component Duty
Score
The authors have established the following to interpret the total test score:
High Score 126 more
Average score: 19 to 125
Low Score (Null): 18 points
Validity and Reliability of the Instrument
In a study conducted by Arias Galicia, Mercado, and Belausteguigotia (1998), it was found that the
The test has content validity (p<0.05) and reliability by the internal consistency method.
from: Alfa of Combrach of 0.81 for affective commitment, of 0.82 for normative commitment and
from 0.48 for continuity commitment.
Baremo
PC AFFECTIVE NORMATIVE CONTINUITY
1
2 0 to 6
3
4 0 to 6
5 7 to 8 7 to 12 13
10 9 to 21 13 to 20 14 to 15
15 22 to 23 17
20 24 to 26 21 to 24 18
25 27 to 28 19
30 29 25 21
35 30 26 22
40 31 27 24
45 32
50 33 25
55 34 28 26
60 35 29 27
65 36
70 37 30 28 to 29
75 38 31 to 32
80 39 to 41 34 30
85 35 to 36 32 to 33
90 37 to 38 34 to 35
95 40
96 36
97
98 37
99 42 more 41 and more 42 and more
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Name:_______________________________________________________________
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
You must express your agreement or disagreement with each of the statements that would be
presented, using the 7-point scale provided below:
1= Totally disagree
2= Moderately disagree
3= Weakly disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
5= Weakly agree
6= Moderately agree
7 = Totally agree
Example
If you feel highly identified with your organization and are not willing to leave it, in this
I would place the number 7 in the box at the beginning of the next question.
7 If I received an offer for a better job elsewhere, I would feel that it is not right.
leave my organization.
To answer, indicate the option that best represents your opinion.
If I hadn't invested so much in this organization, I would consider working elsewhere.
part.
2) Although it would be advantageous for me, I don't feel it's right to give up my
organization now.
3) Resigning from my organization is currently a matter of both necessity and
wish.
4) Remaining in my organization is currently a matter of both necessity and
of desire.
If I were to resign from this organization, I think I would have very few options.
alternatives to achieve something better.
I would be very happy if I worked the rest of my life in this organization.
I would feel guilty if I resigned from my organization at this moment.
This organization deserves my loyalty.
I truly feel the problems of my organization as my own.
I feel no obligation to stay with my current employer.
I would not give up my organization now because I feel committed to it.
people.
This organization means a lot to me.
I owe a lot to my organization.
I don't feel like 'part of the family' in my organization.
I don't feel like a part of my organization.
One of the consequences of renouncing this organization would be the scarcity of
alternatives.
It would be very difficult for me to leave my organization at this moment, even if I wanted to.
