ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOR

In the world wide organizational context, HRM is considered as decisive organizational resource that helps an organization to sustain its effectiveness and also it is critical for growth of today's organization. The world around us is changing and changing very fast. The changes are visible in multiple forms and from multiple directions. The concern for quality, customer satisfaction, competitiveness of products, cost effectiveness, rising level of customer education and expectations have all created new challenges for Indian organizations. To meet these challenges, every organization in general needs competent people and requires every employee to be technologically competent , reliable, fast efficient, customer oriented and above all, enterprising as adding value to the company. The only choice the organization is left with is to develop commitment among their employees. In today's competitive business securing organizational commitment among the employees can potentially offer dividends in performance. This article aims to develop understanding of organizational commitment among employees. It also explores key facets of commitment from theoretical perspectives. The exploration is based on defining organizational commitment, discussing its main antecedents and outcomes.