COMMITMENT

Commitment to Self: Most people fulfill their need to work, to get monetary benefits so that they and their families can live in comfort. Work also enhances their self-esteem and adds meaning to life.

To achieve the goals one has set, knowledge of self is important. Introspection and self analysis will give a clear understanding of potential and abilities and also of strengths and weaknesses. The self-image is to be created based on realistic evaluation of oneself, value system and accurate expectations from himself and what he will be able to achieve.

Once the individual is aware about himself, he is in a position to make meaningful contributions to the organization and commitment to himself.

Commitment may be of two types:

GROWTH ORIENTED COMMITMENT	COMFORT ORIENTED COMMITMENT
-          Prefers challenging work	-          Prefers routine work
-          Prefers shouldering responsibility	-          Avoids responsibility
-          Objective in attribution	-          Subjective in attribution
-          Do not expect loyalty from others	-          Expect loyalty from others
-          Motivation is high	-          Motivation is low
-          Drive satisfaction from higher order needs	-          Higher order needs make them uncomfortable
-          Do not use authority	-          Use authority
-          Doing one’s best is the philosophy of life	-          Eat, drink & be merry is the philosophy of life
-          Prefer multidirectional communication	-          Prefer unidirectional communication
-          Realistic self esteem	-          Unrealistic self-esteem
-          High stress tolerance	-          Low stress tolerance
-          Prefer self-direction in decision making	-          Prefer external control in decision making

 

The growth-oriented person not only provides for his own growth, but helps his subordinates as well

 

Commitment as a student

The life of a student is carefree and devoid of major responsibilities except to him/herself and his/her studies. This is a period where one’s loyalties should lie with studies as this is laying the foundation for the future. The structure of one’s career and future life depends on one’s performance. Doing well in school and college also gives a sense of pride to one’s parents. Assessing one’s potential and following ones aptitude is equally essential.

School and college instill discipline, sense of integrity and responsibility int eh student. Commitment as a student means giving off the best to the institute in all respects. Being creative and proactive in ones behavior at the student stage will help face future problems and responsibilities in the same manner.

Commitment to work or task

The right kind of work can lead to satisfaction, opportunities for achievement, new experiences and personal growth of the individual.

Three psychological states influence commitment to work

-          Experienced meaningfulness – work must be seen as important, valuable and worthwhile.

-          Experienced responsibilities – the person must feel responsible and accountable for the results of the work performed

-          Knowledge of results – feedback must be received on a fairly regular basis concerning how effectively the work is performed.

Commitment to work can also be increased by job enlargement, job enrichment and job rotation.

Job enlargement broadens the scope of workers’ job. Job enlargement reduces boredom, expands feelings of responsibility and meaningfulness and increases satisfaction.

Job enrichment adds responsibility. Through job enrichment, autonomy, responsibility and control become part of a worker’s job. This in turn leads to greater satisfaction, higher motivation and increased productivity.

Job rotation is often used to alleviate the ill effects of boredom and frustration experienced by workers in performing simple jobs.