ABSTRACT
Morrow’s (1983) work on multiple commitment stimulated thinking and research on this issue. In particular, Morrow pointed out the potential problems associated with examining multiple commitments, such as concept redundancy among commitment foci and measures within and between commitment forms. This is perhaps one of the reasons that there has been more methodological research on multiple commitments than conceptual studies. Still, Morrow’s (1983) work eventually stimulated conceptual thinking on important aspects of multiple commitments. That is, what are the components of multiple commitments? How many and which commitment forms should be included in multiple commitment research? What are the boundaries of this concept? How should the different commitment foci be integrated into a meaningful concept? These are some of the questions that were asked in consequence of Morrow’s (1983) work. Assuming that sooner or later the methodological problems of redundancy will be solved, these above questions are important for the progress of multiple commitment research. The answers may well determine its directions.
