Abstract
The main purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to examine the association between work environment factors and organizational commitment in staff nurses working in southern California hospitals. Data were generated from 136 of the 205 (66%) purposely selected nurses attending a Sigma Theta Tau research conference. The geographic region represented by the study participants included the 11 southern California counties. Findings suggest a statistically significant (p-value < 0.05) association between work environment factors and organization commitment in staff registered nurses. Each of the Work Environment variables was introduced in to regression analysis in three steps. Except for consistently high correlations for peer cohesion and supervisor support, the findings suggest a decreased importance of the presence of an autonomous work environment for registered nurses. The findings supported the association between specific factors in the work environment and improvement of registered nurse commitment. The current study findings suggest that social support is the key to increasing organizational commitment in staff registered nurses. Future investigations should be specifically designed to describe the contributing factors and leader behaviors that lead to increased perceptions of organizational support and increased commitment. An examination of the general population of registered nurses' view on differences in the work place environment and organizational commitment is also recommended.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Nurse Retention, Peer Cohesion, Supervisor Support
Advisors
Grondal, Gwenn||Wise, Sandra||Melaragno, Ralph
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
University of Phoenix
Degree Year
2011
Recommended Citation
Haggins, Rosemary, "A correlational study of work environment factors and organizational commitment in Southern California staff nurses" (2023). Dissertations. 1475.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1475
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-08-23
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3515756; ProQuest document ID: 1026939775. The author still retains copyright.