Organizational commitment profiles and turnover intention: Using a person-centered approach in the Korean context

Abstract

Extensive research on organizational commitment (OC) profiles has been conducted as researchers recognized that individuals can concurrently experience various levels of OC. Although there is a growing body of research on commitment profiles (CPs) within the past decade, existing empirical research has focused on Western cultural contexts and paid little attention to CPs arising in Asian cultural contexts. The present study utilized a person-centered analytic method (latent profile analysis) to examine the types of CPs among a sample of employees from South Korea (n = 510). From the results emerged six distinct CPs of South Korean employees, and these six profiles exemplified the differing impact of CPs on turnover intentions. Finally, the implications of these results for commitment theory, practice, and future research are discussed.