Today’s best managers know that building employee commitment to the organization is vital. One way that managers can help build employee commitment is by establishing formal programs in which employees can contribute to an employee financial support program or foundation. The program should enable employees to give as well as receive funds. Tell employees how they can contribute to the program and show them the rules that are used to distribute funds to needy employees. The process of giving to help other employees can improve the commitment that employees have to their organization.
Source: Grant, A., M., Dutton, J. E., & Rosso, B. D. 2008. Giving commitment: Employee support programs and the prosocial sensemaking process. Academy of Management Journal, 51, 898-918.
