A
Study of Nurses' Job Satisfaction: The Relationship to Organizational Commitment,
Perceived Organizational Support,
Transactional Leadership, Transformational Leadership,
and
Level of Education
Mahmoud AL-Hussami, RN
Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman 11942 Jordan
E-mail:
m.alhussami@jo.edu.jo
Tel: (962-6)
5355000, Ext.: 23138
Abstract
The purpose of this
study was to investigate the relationship of nurses' job
satisfaction to organizational commitment, perceived organizational support, transactional
leadership, transformational leadership, and level of education. Whereas previous research
had explored these constructs separately, this study investigated two distinct paths to job
satisfaction, organizational commitment, and perceived organizational support.
satisfaction to organizational commitment, perceived organizational support, transactional
leadership, transformational leadership, and level of education. Whereas previous research
had explored these constructs separately, this study investigated two distinct paths to job
satisfaction, organizational commitment, and perceived organizational support.
The analytical
procedure of multiple regression was utilized to determine the
predicting strength among job satisfaction and the independent variables: organizational
commitment, perceived organizational support, transactional and transformational
leadership behavior, and nurses level of education. The researcher chose randomly four
nursing homes from a total of 53 Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing homes located in
Miami-Dade County. The participants were randomly chosen from a list of nursing staff
provided by each facility.
predicting strength among job satisfaction and the independent variables: organizational
commitment, perceived organizational support, transactional and transformational
leadership behavior, and nurses level of education. The researcher chose randomly four
nursing homes from a total of 53 Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing homes located in
Miami-Dade County. The participants were randomly chosen from a list of nursing staff
provided by each facility.
Pearson product-moment correlation
coefficient revealed that positive correlation existed between the dependent
variable and the following independent variables. Of the five independent variables, a multiple regression
analysis indicated that organizational support was most strongly related
to job satisfaction. This study provides new support to previous research about the importance of nurses commitment and satisfaction for organizational effectiveness and performance.
Keywords: Nurses' job satisfaction,
organizational commitment, perceived organizational support, transformational leadership, transactional leadership, and level
of education.
1.
Introduction
The shortage of nurses nationwide and locally has been well documented and
extended to the long-term care industry
(Fletcher, 2001; Mark, 2002; Mitchell, 2003). As a growing segment of the population ages and strains the capacity of these
institutions, most are having difficulties in finding and retaining qualified nursing staff (Gohen & Van
Nostrand, 1995; Kassner & Bertel, 1998). Employees job
satisfaction and their
commitment have always
been important issues
for health care administrators. After all, high
levels of absenteeism and staff turnover can affect the administrator bottom lines, as temps,
recruitment, and retaining take their toll (McNeese-Smith, 1996). Satisfied employees tend to be more productive, creative,
and committed to their employers, and recent studies have shown a direct correlation between staff
satisfaction and patient satisfaction in health care organizations (Al Aameri, 2000). The traditional
model of job satisfaction focuses on all the feelings that an individual
has about his/her job (Lu, While, & Barriball, 2005). However, what makes a
job satisfying or dissatisfying does not
depend only on the nature of the job, but also on the expectations that
individuals have of what their job should provide (Spector, 1997).
Looking forward,
almost all surveyed nurses see the shortage in the future as a catalyst for increasing stress on nurses, lowering
patient care quality, and causing nurses to leave the profession. High nurse turnover and vacancy rates are affecting access to
health care (Best & Thurston, 2004). Continuously hiring new employees is
costly, and frequent staff turnover affects employees morale and
impairs patient care (Sofie, Belzar, & Young, 2003). Rapid turnover has
been found to have negative physical and emotional effects on nursing
home residents, leading to a greater incidence of falls, medication errors, fear and anxiety, and feelings of hopelessness
(Best & Thurston, 2004; Sofie, Belza,
& Young, 2003).
According to Borda
and Norman (1997) and Lu, While, and Barriball (2005), the retention and recruitment of nurses have shown that low
wages and poor job satisfaction are the primary reasons why nurses leave their positions. Their dissatisfaction is often
attributed to heavy workloads, leadership styles,
motivation, inadequate training, and lack of respect (Lu, While, &
Barriball 2005). Compared to their
counterparts in other health care settings, such as those who work for home
health care, staffing agencies, and
acute care facilities, nursing home facility employees are often underpaid (Lu,
While, & Barriball 2005). Wilson
(2005) stated that recruitment and retention efforts need to concentrate on increasing financial incentives to these staff
members and creating a desirable work place that will lead to greater job satisfaction because the expertise
required of direct caregivers and the heavy workload they are assigned often
far exceed the financial compensation they receive.
2.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study focused on the
predictive effects of organizational commitment, perceived organizational support, transformational
leadership, transactional leadership behavior, and level of education on the
degree of job satisfaction among registered and licensed practical nurses in
South Floridas long-term facilities
using standardized instruments validated in previous research. Most studies of health care settings tend to focus on
nurses and other medical personnel in acute care settings resulting
in a major gap in the literature on issues and concerns of health professionals
in long-term care settings. Studies of this nature and magnitude may be
instrumental in helping administrators to better meet the needs of long-term care nurses employed in their
organizations, which may have
implications for services delivery.
implications for services delivery.
3.
Previous Research
Despite the large number of studies on nursing job satisfaction (Elloy,
2005; Lee, 2005; Loke, 2001; Meyer & Herscovitch, 2001; Silverthorne, 2004;
Yoon & Thye, 2002), the influence of organizational commitment, perceived organizational support, leadership behavior, and
level of education have received
little attention among health care professionals. Research (Freund, 2005; Loke,
2001; Yoon & Thye, 2002) has shown
that job satisfaction is affected by organizational commitment, perceived organizational
support, leadership behavior, and level of education. Wagner and Huber (2003) identified
two key factors, organizational commitment and job tension, as reasons behind
nurses leaving their positions.
A leader s
behavior or leadership style may influence the subordinates level of job
satisfaction. Studies have been carried out to determine how
leadership behaviors can be used to influence employees for better organizational outcome. Many studies
concluded that effective leadership is associated
with better and more ethical performance (Loke, 2001; McNeese-Smith, 1995).
Fletcher (2001), Friedrich (2001), Janney, Horstman, and Bane (2001), Kleinman
(2003), Krairiksh and Anthony (2001), and Wynd (2003) found that
the opinions of the employees immediate
supervisor had more impact on the employee
than overall company policies or procedures.
A positive
relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment has been reported by studies involving qualified
professionals. A study was conducted by Wu & Norman (2005) in a nursing department of a medical
university in China with a sample (75) of full time final year (clinical practice year) degree level
nursing students. The authors found a positive correlation between job satisfaction and organizational
commitment (r = .464, P < .01), indicating that student nurses who were more satisfied with the nursing as a job
were also more committed to the health care service. Redfern, Hannan, Norman, & Martin (2002) reported a
strong relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment (r = .60, P < .001), in a
study of the health care staff in the United Kingdom.
The aim of their study, which was carried out in a nursing home for older
people, was to determine the feasibility of
working with health care workers and very frail service users to investigate links
between the levels of work satisfaction and organizational commitment.
Similarly, Al-Aameri
(2000) found a strong positive correlation between job satisfaction and organizational commitment with a sample of registered nurses in Saudi Arabia (r = .59, P < .01). The means and standard deviations showed that nurses were satisfied with their jobs to some extent, and they were slightly committed to their hospitals. The study s findings showed that age was significantly correlated with satisfaction and commitment, but experience was correlated only with commitment. This finding is consistent with a large survey of qualified nurses in the United States conducted by Ingersoll, Olsan, Drew-Cates, DeVinney, and Davies (2002), which revealed a closely positive correlation between job satisfaction and organizational commitment (r = .63, P < .001).
(2000) found a strong positive correlation between job satisfaction and organizational commitment with a sample of registered nurses in Saudi Arabia (r = .59, P < .01). The means and standard deviations showed that nurses were satisfied with their jobs to some extent, and they were slightly committed to their hospitals. The study s findings showed that age was significantly correlated with satisfaction and commitment, but experience was correlated only with commitment. This finding is consistent with a large survey of qualified nurses in the United States conducted by Ingersoll, Olsan, Drew-Cates, DeVinney, and Davies (2002), which revealed a closely positive correlation between job satisfaction and organizational commitment (r = .63, P < .001).
4.
Research Question
What is the multiple
correlation between the predictors (organizational
commitment, perceived organizational
support, transformational leadership behavior, and level of education) and the
nurses job satisfaction?
5.
Research Method
a.
Design
The study took place
at private, not-for-profit, nursing homes in the Southeastern United States.
The nursing population was diverse including a large representation of white
non-Hispanic, Hispanic, and Black-non-Hispanic
nurses. Four nursing homes were included in the study. The average capacities
of these facilities were around eight hundred beds with a total of 192
nurses serving in these facilities. The majority of the nurses were
licensed practical nurses with at least eighteen months of training in nursing.
The
study utilized the analytical procedure of multiple regression to determine
whether organizational commitment, perceived organizational support, transactional leadership, transformational leadership, and level of education
predict a score on the Nurses Job
Satisfaction Questionnaire.
The
researcher randomly chose four nursing homes from a total of 53
Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing
homes located in Miami-Dade County (Stabley, 2005). Miami-Dade County was divided into four geographical quadrants,
north, south, west, and east; the researcher randomly chose one nursing home
from each quadrant. The participants were randomly chosen by the directors of nursing from a list of nursing staff provided
by each facility. To assure anonymity, the list had only identifying numbers representing nurses in each of the
randomly chosen facilities.
A simple random
sample was used to select 15 participants from each one of the four nursing homes.
Before the sample was drawn, every participant in the sampling frame was
assigned a unique identifying number, and
then all numbers placed on a list for each nursing home; after that the nursing
directors of the randomly chosen facilities selected a total of 60 nurses.
b.
Data
Collection Procedures
The
sample groups were invited to
participate voluntarily by a recruitment letter attached to the survey questionnaire.
The purpose of the study was explained and the nurse was allowed to decline if
he/she did not want to participate. The instruments and the survey questions
were assembled in packets and were
distributed by nursing directors to each individual employee who met the study
criteria. The questionnaire was
completed in a private room and took about 45 to 60 minutes. Written guidelines
were given to the administrators of
the questionnaire to assure that each nurse received the same
directions and information. After the questionnaire was completed, the nurse deposited the questionnaire in a sealed envelope in the collection box to assure anonymity. The information provided by the participants was completely anonymous and no names or identifying numbers were collected on any of the instruments.
directions and information. After the questionnaire was completed, the nurse deposited the questionnaire in a sealed envelope in the collection box to assure anonymity. The information provided by the participants was completely anonymous and no names or identifying numbers were collected on any of the instruments.
c.
Data Collection Measures
In
addition to demographic information, the Nurses
Job Satisfaction Questionnaire focused on respondents level
of organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and perceived organizational support. All items of organizational
commitment and perceived organizational support were responded to on a 7-point
likert scale. The items from job satisfaction were responded to on a 5-point
likert scale. Total scores on each measure were obtained by
averaging across items.
The
dependent variable, job Satisfaction was measured by a 20 item index called Minnesota
Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ)
short-form, developed by Weiss, Dawis, England, & Lofquist (1967) with an estimated Cronbach s alpha .91 (
Ben-Bakr, Al-Shammari, & Jefri, 1994). The independent variable, organizational commitment,
was measured by a 23 item index
called Organizational
Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) developed by Meyer, Allen, and Smith (1993) with
an estimated Cronbach s alpha .85 ( Feather & Rauter, 2004). Perceived
Organizational Support was examined via a
16-item questionnaire called Survey of Perceived Organizational Support (SPOS) scale,
developed by Eisenberger, Huntington, Hutchison, and Sowa (1986). The Cronbach
s alpha for these items was found to be reliable
at .75 (Yoon & Thye, 2002).
To evaluate the
nurses perceptions of their
administrators transformational and
transactional leadership behavior, study
participants were asked
to respond to 18
descriptive elements of transactional and transformational leadership
behavior developed by Bass and Avolio (1992). The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) Form 6S
(Bass & Avolio, 1992) included 18 items to measure the four factors
of transformational leadership and two factors of transactional leadership. It contains three items each for idealized
influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized
consideration, two items of contingent rewards, two items of management by
exception active and two items of management by exception passive.
Respondents were requested to answer the MLQ
by rating how frequently their current immediate supervisor had displayed the
behaviors described, using a
five-point scale (1 = not at all; 2 = once in a while; 3 = sometimes; 4 = fairly
often; 5 = frequently, if not always). The mean rating on the three
items comprising a factor was taken as the score of that factor.
6.
Research Findings
Pearson
product-moment correlations coefficients (r)
were conducted to
determine whether a relationship existed between the dependent
variable job satisfaction and the independent variables, organizational
commitment, organizational support,
transactional leadership, transformational leadership behavior,
and level of education. In addition, a multiple regression analysis was
conducted to evaluate the predictive values of organizational commitment,
organizational support, transactional leadership, transformational leadership
behavior and level of education on the nurses
job satisfaction in health care
organizations. All analyses were conducted at the .05 significance level.
The research
findings in this study of nurses' job satisfaction (n = 55), indicated that
there was a strong correlation r (55) = .93, p < .05
between the nurses' organizational commitment and their job satisfaction. The
correlation .90 indicated that approximately 80 percent of the variance of job satisfaction was accounted for by the
predictor, organizational commitment.
Of all the
independent variables, organizational support resulted in the highest
correlation with job satisfaction. The results which indicated
that approximately 85 percent of the variance of job satisfaction was accounted
for by the predictor, organizational support. Table 1 reflects that a correlation (N = 55), r (55) = .93, p < .05
was obtained between job satisfaction and organizational support.
Table 1 shows the
results of a Pearson product-moment correlation which produced a positive correlation of (n = 55), r (55) = .08, p >
.05 between transactional leadership behavior and job satisfaction. Also table 1 shows a positive correlation of
(n = 55), r (55) = .91, p < .05, between transformational
leadership and job
satisfaction. These results
suggested that the
predictor, transformational
leadership accounted for an estimated 80 percent of the variance of job
satisfaction.
Consistent with
other research findings, this study of nurses' job satisfaction (55), also
revealed a positive correlation of r (55) = .34, p < .05 between job
satisfaction and nurses' level of education. Of the five measures of predictors, organizational commitment,
organizational support, transactional leadership,
transformational leadership, and level of education, organizational support was
most strongly related to nurses' job satisfaction. Supporting this finding is
the strength of the bivariate correlation
between organizational commitment, organizational support, transactional
leadership, transformational leadership, and level of
education, and the dependent variable, job satisfaction, which were .90, .93, .08, .91, .34 (p < .001),
respectively.
Table 1:
Person correlation of Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment,
Perceived Organizational Support, Transformational Leadership, Transactional
Leadership,and Level of Education.
|
JS
|
OC
|
OS
|
TF
|
TA
|
LE
|
EX
|
JS Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
|
1
55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OC Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
|
.905**
.000
55
|
1
55
|
|
|
|
|
|
OS Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
|
.931**
.00
55
|
.920**
.000
55
|
1
55.
|
|
|
|
|
TF Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
|
.912**
.000
55
|
.927**
.000
55
|
.905**
.000
55
|
1
55
|
|
|
|
TA Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
|
.081
.559
55
|
.145
.290
55
|
.065
.0639
55
|
.088
.523
55
|
1
55
|
|
|
LE Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
|
.343**
.034
55
|
.303*
.024
55
|
.166
.227
55
|
.265
.051
55
|
.204
.135
55
|
1
55
|
|
EX Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
|
.012
.929
55
|
.016
.907
55
|
.063
.647
55
|
.265
.051
55
|
.063
.645
55
|
.073
.596
55
|
1
55
|
The model
analysis included the five independent variables of organizational commitment, perceived organizational support, transactional leadership,
transformational leadership, and level of education. The linear combination of
the five independent variables was significantly related to the dependent variable (job satisfaction), R squared =
.92, adjusted R squared = .90, F (4, 50) = 52.763, P = .000 (Table 2). An estimated 92% of variance of
the organizational commitment index can be accounted for
by the linear
combination of predictors,
organizational commitment, perceived organizational support,
transactional leadership, transformational leadership, and level of education.
Tabel 2. Multiple linear Regressions for a Single Set of
Predictors
Model
Summary
|
||||||
Model
|
R
|
R Square
|
Adjusted R Square
|
Std. Error of The Estimate
|
||
1
|
.961
|
.923
|
.905
|
2.81387
|
||
ANOVAb
|
||||||
Sum of Squares
|
df
|
Mean Square
|
F
|
Sig.
|
|
|
Regression
Residual
Total
|
|
4175.542
348.385
4523.927
|
10
44
54
|
417.554
7.918
|
52.763
|
.000
|
a.
Predictors : Level of Education, Commitment, Organizational Support,
Transformational Leadership, and Transactional Leadership.
b.
Dependent Variable: Job Satisfaction.
As indicated in
table 3, the four measures of predictors, organizational commitment, perceived organizational
support, transformational leadership, and level of education were most strongly
related to job satisfaction. Supporting this
conclusion was the strength of the bivariate correlation between job satisfaction and organizational commitment,
which was .90 and perceived organizational support, which was .93, p ≤ .001. Transactional leadership
behavior was found not to be a significant predictor of job satisfaction.
The results from
the regression equation for the standardized variables were as follows: Predicted job satisfaction score = 18.160 +
.198 ( level of education ) + .360 ( organizational commitment ) + .395 (organizational support) + .202 (transformational
leadership) + .014 (transactional leadership)
(shown in Table 3).
Tabel 3. Multiple
Linear Regressions for a Single Set of Predictors: Coeffients
Independent
Variables
|
Unstandardized
Coefficient
|
Standardized
Coefficient
|
|||
|
B
|
Std.
Error
|
Beta
|
T
|
Sig.
|
Constant
Level of Education
Org. Commitment
Organizational Support
Transformational Lead.
Transactional Leadership
|
18.160
.198
.360
.395
.202
.014
|
6.645
.464
.128
.111
.114
.030
|
2.733
.0
.426
.343
.232
.021
|
.009
.464
2.809
2.908
1.764
.469
|
.672
.007
.006
.084
.641
|
Dependent
Variable: Job Satisfaction
This study provides
new support to previous research about the importance of nurses commitment and satisfaction for
organizational effectiveness and performance. It also provides further evidence
that the more committed they are to their organizations, the more they will be
productive and effective in their organizations. This gives a
clear message to all nursing home administrators and nursing directors to pay
considerable attention to the issues of organizational commitment and job satisfaction for nurses and other employees
in their institutions.
7.
Summary and Concluding Remarks
The findings
indicated that there was a strong correlation r (55) = .90, p < .05 between
job satisfaction an organizational commitment. Job satisfaction
and organizational commitment were found to be significantly
related in all 20 of the correlation items. The results suggested that the
nurses' strongest attitudes towards organizational commitment and job
satisfaction were their feelings of strong loyalty to their organization and satisfaction with the job itself. Also nurses'
job satisfaction and perceived organizational support were determined to
be significantly related. A correlation of (N=55), R (55) = .93, P < .05 was obtained between job
satisfaction and organizational support.
Although there remains
a plethora of research on job satisfaction, there remains a scarcity of studies that have focused on job satisfaction
and classified employees in the education arena. The results in this study revealed that a positive correlation
existed between the dependent variable, job satisfaction and the independent variables:
organizational commitment, organizational support, level of education, and transformational leadership. The multiple
regression performed in this study indicated that
92% of the variance in job
satisfaction was accounted for by the linear combinations of organizational
support, organizational commitment,
and level of
education, transactional and transformational
leadership. Organizational support was determined to be the strongest predictor
of the
five variables and transactional leadership was the weakest predictor of job satisfaction.
five variables and transactional leadership was the weakest predictor of job satisfaction.
One of the major
implications that a study of this nature raises is the manner in which administrators monitor the work climate,
observe and identify factors that may increase or decrease job satisfaction and work commitment of classified
employees. Even though the findings were positive toward
job satisfaction, continued consideration should be given to the fact that
nurses and other health care
workers remain committed. The cost associated with leaving is high. Nurses have
identified behaviors and conditions that promote job
satisfaction, organizational support, and organizational commitment. They are more likely to be more committed to
the organization when they are provided a proportionate
amount of job autonomy and equitable workloads. The perception that the
organization also focus on competitive
salaries may also contribute to employee commitment.
Another
implication is that nurse managers should stay abreast of the current trends
and factors that contribute to job satisfaction. Issues
related to organizational commitment and organizational support, such as unfair work conditions, salary
inequities, lack of employee support should be addressed promptly and justly.
Recommendation for
future research is to replicate this study or conduct a similar one on nurses in acute settings. The purpose of such a
study would be to determine how job satisfaction is viewed by nurses in other settings compared to the
nurses in this study. Another recommendation would be to conduct
further studies with nurses regarding their commitment to the organization,
without including their construct of
organizational support. Requesting employees to address questions regarding
their employers as opposed to
themselves, or in addition to themselves, may produce totally different outcomes.
8.
References
1) Al-Aameri, A. S., 2000. Job satisfaction and organizational
commitment for nurses. Saudi Medical Journal, 21(6), 231-235.
2) Bass, B. M., & Avolio, B. J., 1992. Multifactor leadership
Questionnaire- Short Form 6S. Binghamton, NY: Center for Leadership Studies.
3) Ben-Bakr, K. A., Al-Shammari, I. S., & Jefri, O. A., 1994.
Organizational commitment, satisfaction, and turnover in Saudi organizations: a
predictive study. Journal of Socio- Economics, 23(4), 449-456.
4) Best, M., & Thurston, N., 2004.
Measuring nurse job satisfaction. Journal of Nursing Administration, 34(6),
283-290. Borda, R., & Norman, I., 1997. Factors influencing turnover and
absence of nurses: a research review. International Journal of Nursing Studies,
34(6), 385-394.
5) Eisenberger, R., Huntington, R., Hutchison, S., & Sowa, D.,
1986. Perceived organizational support. Journal of Applied Psychology, 71(3),
500-507.
6)
Elloy, D. F., 2005. The influence of
super-leader behaviors on organization commitment, job satisfaction and organization self-esteem in a self-managed work team. Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, 26(2), 120-127.
7)
Etc.
Download on European Journal of Scientific Research, ISSN 1450-216X Vol.22 No.2 (2008),
pp.286-295, © EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2008 http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr.html
by. Ismael Yusuf.com
Resume Penelitian/Jurnal
Penelitian yang berjudul “Hubungan Kepuasan Kinerja Perawat dengan
Komitmen Berorganisasi, Penerimaan Dukungan Organisasi, Kepemimpinan
Transaksional, Kepemimpinan Transformasional, dan Tingkat Pendidikan” ini
bertujuan untuk melihat efek prediksi
komitmen organisasi, penerimaan
dukungan organisasi, kepemimpinan
transformasional, perilaku kepemimpinan transaksional,
dan tingkat pendidikan pada tingkat kepuasan kerja
yang diperoleh para perawat teregister dan
berlisensi praktis.
Penelitian
ini menggunakan desain penelitian Analitik regresi ganda, untuk menentukan dan memprediksi
kekuatan antara kepuasan
kerja dengan variabel independen:
(Komitmen
Berorganisasi, Penerimaan Dukungan Organisasi, Kepemimpinan Transaksional,
Kepemimpinan Transformasional, dan Tingkat Pendidikan). Dan peneliti memilih secara acak empat
panti jompo dari total 53 Medicare/Medicaid rumah
jompo yang bersertifikat terletak
di Miami-Dade County. Dan
responden dipilih secara acak pada tiap masing-masing panti jompo tersebut ( Sistematic Random Sampling ).
Koefisien
korelasi pada Pearson product momment mengungkapkan bahwa ada
korelasi positif antara variabel
dependen dan variabel independen
tersebut. Dari lima variabel independen, analisis regresi berganda menunjukkan bahwa dukungan organisasi memiliki hubungan paling
siginifikan dengan kepuasan kerja. Penelitian ini memberikan dukungan baru untuk penelitian yang telah dilakukan sebelumnya tentang
pentingnya komitmen perawat dan
kepuasan bagi efektivitas organisasi
dan kinerja.
Analisis Jurnal (PICOT)
1.
Population
Populasi dari penelitian tersebut adalah staff keperawatan yang bekerja di panti jompo di wilayah negara bagian Miami, Amerika
Serikat Tenggara yang terdiri dari berbagai macam lingkup etnis perawat dengan
sebagian besar adalah perawat non-Hispanik, Hispanik, dan Black-non-Hispanik serta Kulit Putih. Dengan mengambil jumlah sampel 60 responden atau
15 responden pada 4 panti jompo yang terpilih secara acak.
2.
Intervention
Penelitian ini menghubungkan antara variabel
dependent ( Kepuasan Kinerja ) dan Variabel Independent (Komitmen Berorganisasi, Penerimaan Dukungan
Organisasi, Kepemimpinan Transaksional, Kepemimpinan Transformasional, dan
Tingkat Pendidikan). Dengan menggunakan Desain Analitik regresi ganda,enggunakan
teknik Sistematic Random Sampling
serta dengan analisis menggunakan
pendekatan uji Pearson Product Momment.
3.
Comparation
Terdapat
banyak penelitian tenytang Kepuasan Kerja Perawat misal yang telah dilakukan
oleh Elloy
(2005), Lee (2005), Loke (2001), Meyer & Herscovitch
(2001), Silverthorne (2004), Yoon
& Thye (2002),
namun hanya sedikit perhatian di kalangan profesional tenaga kesehatan tentang
pengaruh komitmen organisasi, penerimaan dukungan organisasi, perilaku/model kepemimpinan, dan
tingkat pendidikan.
Dan pada penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Freund (2005),
Loke (2001), Yoon & Thye (2002)
telah menunjukkan bahwa kepuasan kerja dipengaruhi oleh komitmen organisasi, dukungan organisasi
dirasakan, perilaku/model kepemimpinan,
dan tingkat pendidikan. Wagner dan Huber (2003)
mengidentifikasi dua faktor kunci
yaitu komitmen organisasi dan ketegangan
kerja, sebagai alasan
di balik perawat meninggalkan
posisi maupun profesi
mereka.
4.
Outcome
Hasil dalam
penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa ada korelasi positif antara variabel
dependen (kepuasan kerja perawat) dengan variabel independen (Komitmen Berorganisasi, Penerimaan Dukungan
Organisasi, Kepemimpinan Transaksional, Kepemimpinan Transformasional, dan
Tingkat Pendidikan).
Regresi berganda dilakukan dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa 92% dari
varians dalam kepuasan kerja dihubungkan dalam kombinasi linear dari komitmen berorganisasi, penerimaan dukungan
organisasi, kepemimpinan transaksional, kepemimpinan transformasional, dan
tingkat pendidikan.
Dan dukungan organisasi menjadi prediktor terkuat dari lima variabel dan
kepemimpinan transaksional adalah prediktor terlemah dari kepuasan kerja.
5.
Time
Pada jurnal tersebut tidak mencantumkan
secara pasti waktu dilaksanakan penelitian tersebut. Namun dengan melihat tahun
dipostingnya jurnal tersebut. Maka
kami dapat mengambil kesimpulan penelitian tersebut dilakukan pada tahun 2008.