Comprometimento organizacional: um estudo nacional sobre o conceito e seu processo de desenvolvimento

Abstract

Studies on organizational commitment have become more frequent in Brazil from 1980 onwards. The objective of this article was to hold a national literature review to identify and analyze the main topics of research done on the subject, in order to from the results obtained, to think about the main gaps in the concept, considering that such a procedure would serve as an action to recognize the field, its development and probably the starting point for further research. 51 articles were retrieved in the SciELO and BVS databases, and eight articles were indexed in the two databases. Among this material, 28 articles were analyzed, and 4 were excluded because they report researches held in Portugal and 18 because they did not present compatible scope. Analyzed data were: year of publication; type of research; used tools; type of commitment investigated; and consequent and antecedent variables. At the end of the analysis it was possible, besides recognizing the importance of the theme for the processes of people management and for the work of the work of the professionals of the area in the organizations, to identify that it is still lacking in researches to develop and consolidate itself as a diagnostic and management tool.