Organizational commitment, sense of place, and "green" urban neighbourhoods

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dc.contributor.authorMcCunn, Lindsay J.
dc.contributor.supervisorGifford, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-01T19:58:23Z
dc.date.available2011-06-01T19:58:23Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011-06-01
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractResearch on organizational commitment in work settings is unclear about its generalization to broader environments; sense of place is typically measured to capture belonging and identification in communities. Whether the constructs of organizational commitment and sense of place are perceived distinctly by neighbourhood residents was investigated. Based on associations between natural design content and prosocial outcomes, it was hypothesized that individuals living in neighbourhoods with numerous green attributes would experience more organizational commitment to their community, as well as a stronger sense of place. Although participants did not perceive organizational commitment and sense of place distinctly, organizational commitment significantly correlated with the number of green features in a neighbourhood. However, sense of place and the degree of greenness in a neighbourhood were not related. This may be because these two constructs are closely related but not identical. Findings highlight the value of studying organizational commitment and sense of place when addressing neighbourhood research.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/3339
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectorganizational commitmenten_US
dc.subjectsense of placeen_US
dc.subjectgreen neighbourhoodsen_US
dc.subjectgreen neighborhoodsen_US
dc.titleOrganizational commitment, sense of place, and "green" urban neighbourhoodsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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