Organizational commitment and the instruments of improving organizational commitment: The case of a private service company

Organizational commitment which means employees? staying in the organization through their desire or benefits, equating their values with organization?s values and wanting to struggle for organization success, gets more important subject for not losing the human source. Organizational commitment decreases organizational costs, increases profits and strengthens organizational images. Organization becomes long term livable and workable place for employees and employer with organizational commitment.In this study organizational commitment is clarified and instruments of improving organizational commitment are explained. These instruments are leadership, organizational culture, organizational communication, education opportunities, working conditions, participation decisions, organizational trust and motivation. Organization can create and improve organizational commitment on employees with using the instruments of improving organizational commitment which are appropriate to its culture, structure, working and employees.The explanation of the relationship between one of the organizational commitment?s dimensions affective commitment and the instruments of improving organizational commitment is aimed on the research of this study. Also the instruments of improving organizational commitment are compared on employees who work at different departments at the case company.The results of the research indicate that the instruments of improving organizational commitment are effective on organizational commitment. Organizational culture, working conditions and motivation are effective at the company in the research. The comparison shows that different instruments perform on affective commitment between company?s departments. Also it is achieved that there is a relationship between affective commitment and all instruments of improving organizational commitment.