Research on work commitment has treated organizational commitment, job involvement, and career salience as distinct constructs. The purpose of this study was to provide empirical evidence for the distinctiveness of these three work attitudes. Participants were 449 city employees who completed a survey containing measures of the three work commitment attitudes, work values, and several job and demographic characteristics. Analyses showed that career salience and organizational commitment were the most distinct work attitudes, whereas career salience and job involvement were the least distinct attitudes. Furthermore, work values was a strong antecedent of all three work attitudes. The results suggest that work commitment is both a global and a multifaceted construct.
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