This study aimed to investigate the impact of personal and organizational values on commitment to the organization. The sample was composed of 311 employees from both sexes and from 11 companies, belonging to different segments. They answered to a personal values inventory, to an organizational values inventory and to an organizational commitment scale. It was observed that the personal value of conservation and the organizational values of conservatism and hierarchy were predictors of affective commitment; that the organizational value of autonomy was a predictor of calculative commitment and that the personal values of conservation and self-enhancement were predictors of normative commitment. These results are discussed in the light of the theoretical models that have given support to the research, and by means of conclusion, some suggestions of strategies based on values are presented, that are capable of arousing more commitment from the employees.
personal values; organizational values; organizational commitment
