Relationship between organizational commitment and work values: An investigation in Adana

Organizational commitment is one of the most critical results that managers try to achieve while running their firms. Because research has shown that organizational commitment adds to employee motivation and job satisfaction, decreases the turnover among employees and increases the overall productivity of employees. Work values, on the other hand has something to do with the employees expectations from their work or jobs. I could be assumed that organizational commitment and work values are interrelated concepts. Exploring the relationship between these concepts could have implications for management research and human resources management practices.The purpose of this study is to examine and establish the relationship between organizational commitment and employees? work values. Additionally this study seeks to identify the relationship of organizational commitment to the dimensions of work values such as ?comfort and security?, ?competency and growth?, and ?status and independence?. Furthermore this study aims at examining the relationship of organizational commitment and work values to respondents individual characteristics such as age, gender, educational attainment and work experience. Moreover relation between institution type and organizational commitment, relation between institution type and work values and relation between institution type and work values? dimensions were investigated.The population of the study consists of employees of a public organization, responsible for planning and managing water resources and a private company involved in cement production. Both companies have operations in Adana province. 117 employees from these two organizations provided data for his study by responding to survey questionnaires. Obtained data was recorded an statistic program and analyzed.Results of data analysis showed that organizational commitment was related to employees work values significantly. Relationship of organizational commitment also existed to dimensions of work values such as ?competency and growth? and ?status and independence? and employee?s education level. Furthermore, institution type was related to organizational commitment and ?status and independence?. Implications of the study were discussed for further research and managerial practice.