A Study on the Career Commitment Factor Structure of Knowledge Staff

Yu  CHEN

doi:10.4236/ib.2009.11004

Yu CHEN

Abstract: This paper studied the knowledge staff’s career commitment factor structure. The datas from 123 knowledge employees were examined by factor analysis, descriptive analysis and so on. The results showed: a)The career commitment of knowledge staff consists of four dimensions: affective commitment, continuance commitment, career resilience and career loyalty. b)All the reliability and validity indexes of the modified questionnaire are satisfactory.

Keywords: knowledge staff, career commitment, career satisfaction

Cite this paper: nullY. CHEN, "A Study on the Career Commitment Factor Structure of Knowledge Staff," iBusiness, Vol. 1 No. 1, 2009, pp. 22-27. doi: 10.4236/ib.2009.11004.

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