A person who feels they need to stay with an organization primarily due to financial reasons demonstrates what type of commitment?

The correct answer, continuance commitment, refers to the employee's perceived cost of leaving the organization. This type of commitment arises when individuals are aware that leaving their job would result in significant financial or personal losses. These individuals stay with the organization not because they feel emotionally attached (as in affective commitment) or because they feel obliged due to societal or organizational norms (as in normative commitment), but rather because they believe they cannot afford to depart due to their financial situation or other constraints.

In contrast, affective commitment involves an emotional attachment to the organization, where employees feel a sense of belonging and loyalty. Normative commitment is based on a perceived obligation, a sense of duty, or loyalty that compels individuals to stay with an organization. Involuntary commitment is not a widely recognized type of commitment in organizational theory and generally refers to situations where employees feel compelled to stay due to external pressures beyond their control. Thus, the characteristics of continuance commitment specifically align with the scenario described, where financial reasons drive the decision to remain with the organization.