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| Predictors of organizational commitment among staff in assisted living | | Author(s) | Elzbieta Sikorska-Simmons |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 45, no 2, April 2005 |
| Pages | pp 196-205 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Job satisfaction ; Sheltered housing ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Organisational commitment is important because of its close links to staff turnover. This study examines the role of organisational culture, job satisfaction and sociodemographic characteristics as predictors of the organisational commitment of staff in assisted living. Data were collected from 317 staff members in 61 facilities in Maryland, using self-administered questionnaires distributed by a researcher during 1-day visits to each facility. Organisational commitment was measured by the extent of staff identification, involvement and loyalty to the organisation. Organisational culture, job satisfaction and education were strong predictors of commitment, together explaining 58% of the total variance in the dependent variable. Higher levels of organisational commitment were associated with more favourable staff perceptions of organisational culture and greater job satisfaction. In addition, more educated staff members tended to report higher levels of organisational commitment. Other than education, sociodemographic characteristics failed to account for a significant amount of variance in organisational commitment. Because job satisfaction and organisational culture were strong predictors of commitment, interventions aimed at increasing job satisfaction and creating an organisational culture that values and respects staff members could be most effective in producing higher levels of organisational commitment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051117206 A |
| Classmark | WL5: KLA: 3F: 7T |
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