A study on the relationship between organizational commitment and task performance in Chinese construction firms

Abstract

In the Chinese construction field, it is more difficult for the firms to hold the current position because of changes in construction technology and materials. To gain continuous improvement of their performance has become their utmost focus, in this way, the firms have to study how to learn as an organism. Organizational commitment enhances the employees' feelings of security, efficacy, loyalty and duty; encourage creativity and reduce absenteeism. This study is going to investigate if there is a relationship between organizational commitment and task performance under the setting of Chinese construction firms through organizational learning theory. By investigating such relationship, it is hoped to stimulate the development of a more thorough understanding of the constructs, which may provide guidance to managers of construction firms to better manage their human resource in order to improve the employees' task performance as well as the performance of the whole organization.