When feeling bad leads to feeling good: guilt-proneness and affective organizational commitment |
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Authors: | Flynn Francis J Schaumberg Rebecca L |
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Affiliation: | Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. flynn_francis@gsb.stanford.edu |
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Abstract: | The authors posit that higher levels of guilt-proneness are associated with higher levels of affective organizational commitment. To explain this counterintuitive link, the authors suggest that a dispositional tendency to feel guilt motivates individuals to exert greater effort on their work-related tasks that, in turn, strengthens their affinity for the organization. The authors tested this idea using a laboratory study and field data from 2 samples of working adults. Individuals who are more guilt-prone reported higher levels of organizational attachment compared with less guilt-prone individuals. Furthermore, mediation analyses indicate that the link between guilt-proneness and affective commitment is driven by greater task effort. The authors discuss the implications of these findings for understanding the affective drivers of commitment in organizations. |
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