The Impact of Person-Organization Value Congruence on Organizational Commitment. The Case of the Lithuanian Armed Forces

The master thesis investigated the relationships between person-organization value congruence, organizational commitment and intention to stay. Value congruence and organizational commitment dimensions were selected considering analysis of scientific publications. Each of the study variables was measured by applying previously validated and commonly used scales: value congruence, organizational commitment and intention to stay. The results of Lithuanian Armed Forces Conscription and Recruitment Service personnel survey confirmed findings of earlier studies that organizational commitment is positively related to intention to stay and value congruence is positively related to both organizational commitment (especially emotional commitment) and intention to stay. The results of regression analyses revealed that intention to stay can be predicted by emotional commitment and congruence of moral values; and emotional commitment can be predicted by congruence of physical values. Finally, the recommendations for Ministry of National Defense, military units and directions for further studies are presented. It is likely that the master thesis will foster future investigations, focused on the attrition and improving the retention of professional soldiers in Lithuanian Armed Forces