The degree to which the employee is loyal to the organisation owing to the reason that he or she cannot afford to leave. It is the extent to which an employee is attached with his or her organization and is interested in staying within it because his or her resigning has a huge cost that is unaffordable., Continuance commitment indicates the degree to which employees stay with an organization because the costs of leaving are too high. Employees who are essentially bound to their organization on the basis of continuance commitment stay in their jobs because they feel that what they have invested in the organization (e.g., time, energy) would be “lost” if they left their current employer or, they assess their job options outside the organization as being limited., Töötaja on pühendunud organisatsioonile, kuna sealt lahkumine tooks töötaja jaoks kaasa liiga suured kulud., Alalhoidlik pühendumine näitab, mil määral töötajad organisatsioonis püsivad, kuna lahkumiskulud on liiga kõrged. Töötajad on oma organisatsiooniga sisuliselt seotud tajutud jätkamiskohustuse alusel. Nad jäävad oma töökohale, sest nad tunnevad, et organisatsiooni investeeritav (nt aeg, energia) läheks kaotsi, kui nad lahkuksid oma praegusest tööandjast või nad hindavad oma võimalusi väljaspool organisatsiooni piiratuks.