The Effect of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment on Nurses’ Performance

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Reviews. eISSN: 2395-6518, Vol 7, No 6, 2019, pp 332-339

8 Pages Posted: 22 Jan 2020

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Mohammed A. Karem

Cihan University - Cihan University-Erbil

Yazen N. Mahmood

Knowledge University

Alaa S. Jameel

Cihan University

Abd Rahman Ahmad

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) - Faculty of Technology Management, Business and Entrepreneurship

Date Written: 2019

Abstract

The purpose: of this study was to find the impact of organizational commitment and Job satisfaction on nurses’ job performance.

Methodology: The study conducted at the hospital of Ibn al-Athir and employed a quantitative method by structured questionnaires to collect the data. 200 questionnaires were distributed randomly and only 108 valid surveys likewise; the valid questionnaires have been analyzed by SPSS to exam the impact of organizational commitment and job satisfaction on job performance.

Findings: the results indicated there is a positive and significant impact of Job satisfaction on nurses' performance. However, the three components of organizational commitment, Affective Commitment, Continuance Commitment, and Normative Commitment have a positive and significant impact on nurse's performance. The findings of this research indicate that employees' job satisfaction and organizational commitment components play a critical role in nurses' performance.

Implications: of this study to enrich the body of literature in the context of Iraq, which is suffering from a lack of studies related to nurses' performance.

Novelty: the study provided useful and valuable recommendations to hospitals to increase nurse performance in the context of Iraq.

Keywords: Job performance, Job satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, Nurse, Affective Commitment

Suggested Citation

Karem, Mohammed A. and Mahmood, Yazen N. and Jameel, Alaa S. and Ahmad, Abd Rahman, The Effect of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment on Nurses’ Performance (2019). Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Reviews. eISSN: 2395-6518, Vol 7, No 6, 2019, pp 332-339, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3494179

Mohammed A. Karem

Cihan University - Cihan University-Erbil ( email )

Erbil, Erbil
Iraq

Yazen N. Mahmood

Knowledge University ( email )

Alaa S. Jameel (Contact Author)

Cihan University ( email )

Street 100M
Erbil, Kurdistan Region 0383-23
Iraq

Abd Rahman Ahmad

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) - Faculty of Technology Management, Business and Entrepreneurship ( email )

Parit Raja
Batu Pahat, Johor 83600
Malaysia

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