Organizational Commitment of Staff in Bangnamprieo Hospital, Chachoengsao Province, Ministry of Public Health

Abstract

This survey research aimed to examine the relationships between individual characteristics, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment and to examine its predictive factors of staff. The samples consisted of 117 staff working in Bangnamprieo Hospital, Chachoengsao Province. The research instrument was a 5-part questionnaire:- individual characteristics, job satisfaction in the aspect of motivative factor, job satisfaction in the aspect of maintenance factor, organizational commitment, and suggestions with the reliability of .98. Data were collected in December, 2014. Statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s product moment correlation, and stepwise multiple regression.

The research results revealed that 1) the staff had the overall mean scores of job satisfaction and organizational commitment at a high level (M = 3.60, SD = .72 and M = 3.79, SD = .69, respectively); 2) age, working experience, and income were statistically significant related to organizational commitment (r = .370, p < .001; r = .850, p < .001 and F = 8.240, p < .001, respectively); 3) job satisfaction in the aspect of motivative factor and in the aspect of maintenance factor were positively statistically significant related to organizational commitment (r = .720, p < .001 and r = .700, p < .001, respectively); and 4) the maintenance factor regarding security and work safety, the motivative factor regarding career growth, the motivative factor regarding job success, and the maintenance factor regarding relationship with the supervisor had statistically significant co-predictivity value for organizational commitment of 65.90% (adj. R² = .659, p < .001).

This research suggests that the executives of the hospital should encourage collaborative activities and appropriate short course training or seminar for the staff, and set a policy regarding job security and safety in order to enhance organizational commitment among these staff.