The research investigated the effects of grit and employability on organizational commitment by mediating job involvement of the private higher education in Indonesia. This research used a quantitative approach with a survey method. The sample of this research is 130 lecturers selected by purposive sampling. The data were obtained by distributing questionnaires and analyzing with path analysis based on supporting correlation and descriptive statistics. The results of the research confirm that grit, employability and job involvement had significant direct effects on organizational commitment, grit and employability had significant direct effects on job involvement, and grit and employability had significant indirect effects on the organizational commitment by mediating job involvement. A fit research model was found on the effects of grit and employability on organizational commitment mediating by job involvement. This model can be discussed as a reference by researchers and practitioners in developing models of organizational commitment in the future and any context.