Resumo:
This study examined how the professional commitment impacts the decisions of resource allocation in
organizational projects, considering the intertemporal preferences of decision makers. Scenarios were
designed to measure the cognitive ability of respondents and to identify their preferences related to
resource allocation in budget decisions. Next, we sought to determine whether the intervening variable
commitment to the occupation (MEYER; ALLEN; SMITH, 1993) influences the intertemporal choices of
respondents. The survey was conducted with a sample consisting of 125 students graduate in
Salvador, Bahia, enrolled in different courses. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the
data, indicating that professional and carrier commitment does not influence the decisions on
resources allocation to organizational projects, considering the intertemporal preferences of managers.
We sought, additionally, that the higher the level of cognitive ability of respondents less is affiliative
commitment to the profession and to the carrier.
