Investigations of Organizational Commitment of Healthcare Professionals in Terms of Personal and Business Factors

Abstract

Organizational commitment plays a pivotal role in determining whether an employee will stay with the organization for a longer period of time and work passionately towards achieving the organization’s goal In this study, the organizational commitment perceptions of health sector employees have been compared based on demographic variables and job characteristics using a comparative correlational research design. The sample of this study consists of 397 employees working at different levels in a company operating in the Konya health sector. Personal Information Form and Organizational Commitment Scale have been used to collect research data. According to the findings of the study, it has been observed that the affective commitment of the participants was high, whereas other organizational commitment perceptions were moderate. Participants' perceptions of organizational commitment differ according to gender, age, professional seniority, position and working duration. In the light of these data, it is proposed that the institutions provide the necessary support and training in order to increase the organizational commitment of the employees.