Vertical Exchanges and Organizational Commitments of American Business Managers

This article examines the quality of vertical exchanges involving 171 managers and their bosses. All of the managers work at middle or upper levels in 48 American corporations. Hierarchical multiple regressions corroborate the hypothesis that quality of vertical exchange exhibits a strong positive relationship with organizational commitment, and this relationship persists even after controlling for four situational variables. The article advances implications for future research and several implications for practicing managers and consultants.