This study examined cross-national invariance of Meyer and Allen's three-component model
of organizational commitment using samples of university faculty from six European
countries. The analysis revealed strict factorial measurement invariance of affective,
continuance, and normative organizational commitment constructs (AC, CC, and NC,
respectively). While the samples failed to differ in AC and CC, substantial cross-national
differences were found for NC. Results showed an invariant zero correlation between AC …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine affective commitment, normative
commitment, and continuance commitment in a cross-national context to identify if the effect
of country-specific cultural orientation on organizational commitment of faculty in higher
education functions invariably in different countries. Design/methodology/approach The
work expands on Meyer and Allen's (1991) three-component model of organizational
commitment. It includes relevant literature review on ten countries and the results of a survey …