Relationship Between Job Characteristics and Organizational Commitment: A Descriptive Analytical Study
نویسندگان
1 Assistant Professor, School of Heath, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IR Iran
2 MSc in Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran
3 Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, IR Iran
4 Department of Health Information Technology, Paramedics School, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
5 Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, IR Iran
6 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IR Iran
doi
10.5812/ircmj.19815چکیده
Background: Many factors influence the organizational commitment of employees. One of these factors is job designing since it affects the attitude, beliefs, and feelings of the organization employees.Objectives: We aimed to determine the relationship between job characteristics and organizational commitment among the employees of hospitals.Patients and Methods: In this descriptive and correlational study, 152 Iranian employees of the hospitals (physicians, nurses, and administrative staff) were selected through stratified random sampling. Data gathered using 3-part questionnaire of “demographic information”, “job characteristics model,” and “organizational commitment,” in 2011. Study data were analyzed using SPSS v. 16.Results: There was significant statistical correlation between organizational commitment and variables of educational level (P = 0.001) and job category (P = 0.001). Also, a direct and significant correlation existed between motivating potential score and job feedback on one hand and organizational commitment on the other hand (P = 0.014).Conclusions: According to the results, managers of the hospitals should increase staff’s commitment through paying attention to proper job designing
