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Abstract
Introduction: Organizational commitment is defined as the extent of employees’ identification
with and involvement with a given organization. It is an important variable for health care
organizations. This is because it acts as predictor of job satisfaction, organizational efficiency,
health professionals’ absenteeism and turnover. Despite its wide range implications for health
sector, few studies have been done so far on the subject matter, particularly in Ethiopia. As a result,
this study was conducted to fill the existing literature gap on the subject mater.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess magnitude of organizational commitment and
associated factors among health professionals working in government hospitals of southwestern
Oromia, Ethiopia, 2021.
Methods: Facility based cross sectional study was conducted among 545 health professionals
working in government hospitals of southwestern Oromia from March 30 up to April 30, 2021.
The sample size was determined using single population mean formula and multi stage sampling
technique was used. Data were collected using self-administered structured questionnaire. After
checking the assumptions of factor analysis and linear regression, then factor analysis was done.
Likewise simple and multiple linear regression analysis were fitted to assess the association
between organizational commitment and explanatory variables. The statistical significance was
declared at a p-value < 0.05 and a 95% CI.
Results: The percentage mean score of organizational commitment of health professionals’ was
48.8% [95%CI: 47.39 to 50.24). Perceived recognition (B 0.23 [95%CI: 0.12 to 0.33), perceived
work climate (B 0.33[95%CI: 0.19 to 0.47), perceived supervisor support (B 0.23 [95%CI: 0.13 to
0.33), perceived workload (B 0.27 [95%CI: 0.19 to 0.36), perceived transformational leadership
style (B 0.42 [95%CI: 0.28 to 0.55), perceived transactional leadership style (B 0.54 [95%CI: 0.45
to 0.62) and employee empowerment (B 0.08 [95%CI: 0.05 to 0.11) were found to be significant
predictors of level of Organizational commitment.
Conclusion: In this study the magnitude of organizational commitment of health professionals
working in government hospitals of south western Oromia was found to be lower than the average.
Hence, Hospital managers and human resource managers are recommended to act on the identified
factors in order to improve the organizational commitment of health professionals working in
government hospitals of southwestern Oromia regio
Key words: Organizational commitment, Health professionals, Government Hospitals, Southwest
ern Oromia, Ethiopia |
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