A Study of Organizational Commitment with reference to Marital Status of Indian Nursing Staff

Mrinali Tikare
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Mrinali Tikare: Professor, GNVS Institute of Management, SNDT University, 15th Datta Niwas, T.H. Kataria Rd., Mahim, Mumbai, INDIA

American Journal of Trade and Policy, 2015, vol. 2, issue 1, 19-28

Abstract: “Health is Wealth” is considered the most important phenomenon in today’s world, which determines the country's wealth. Nursing staff plays a significant role in the healthcare industry, and their needs must be taken care of. A pleasant atmosphere is created for them to work with utmost job satisfaction and content, resulting in high-quality nursing care. The present study focuses on organizational commitment concerning the marital status of nursing professionals. The data have been collected from eight cities comprising four zones of India. The study uses a stratified sampling method in which 376 Nursing Staff from 32 hospitals has responded. This study uses the well-known instrument - the ACN scale, developed by Allen and Meyer (1997). The group of married nursing staff revealed a higher mean for all the variables of commitment. However, there are similarities between married and unmarried nursing staff in affective dedication, continuance commitment, and total organizational commitment. Conversely, there is a significant difference in normative commitment levels between married and unmarried nursing staff in India. The result of the study confirmed the findings of the earlier studies related to the positive relationship between marital status & organizational commitment and higher commitment levels of married and unmarried employees. This study suggests that HR Managers should understand the issues of married & unmarried nursing staff and develop HR Policies accordingly.

Keywords: Marital status; Nursing Staff; India; Organizational Commitment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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