Mohammad Ali Nadi; Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian; Hajar Azizi
Volume 10, Issue 7 , December 2014, , Pages 979-987
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Introduction: Organizations are the major institutions in the world that their efficiency is dependent on human resources and human performance. Positive attitude towards the job is an important target in any organization to improve the human resources. As long as, there is the interest focuses of researchers ...
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Introduction: Organizations are the major institutions in the world that their efficiency is dependent on human resources and human performance. Positive attitude towards the job is an important target in any organization to improve the human resources. As long as, there is the interest focuses of researchers on informal learning based on job satisfaction impacts. This study investigated the relationship between informal learning and its components with job satisfaction among nurses in governmental teaching hospitals of Isfahan city. Methods: The current research was conducted as a descriptive- correlation study during 2011. The population consisted of the whole nurses (785) in governmental teaching hospitals of Isfahan city. The sample was included about 278 nurses that selected based on Cohen et al table from different departments of governmental teaching hospitals of Isfahan city and was selected by contribution random sampling method. The Informal learning questionnaire of Alonderiene and the job satisfaction questionnaire of Warr et al were used. The validity of content and construct was confirmed and the reliability with Cronbach's alpha calculated 0/73 and 0/89 respectively. The research data analyzed in descriptive (frequency, percent, mean, standard deviation) and inferential (Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression) statistics levels, using SPSS16 software. Findings: There was a positive and meaningful relationships between job satisfaction along with informal learning (r=337/0), the need for acquisition (r=230/0), Positive attitudes of responders (r=0/164), allocation of resources and time (r=120/0) and information (r=303/0). The simultaneous multiple regression results showed that the required acquisition, upstream information and positive attitudes had the ability to predict the job satisfaction which confirmed this relationship in stepwise regression. That is the data collection, requirement to acquisition and positive attitudes towards learning as on 0/089, 0/139, 0/167 had the power to predict job satisfaction. Conclusions: Based on achieved results, we can expect by improving caregivers attitudes toward learning activities and to create a feeling of need to learn among nurses, the job satisfactions of nurses will be improved in teaching hospitals of Isfahan city. It seems that job satisfaction can be determined in terms of need for data acquisition and having a positive attitude on learning. Keywords: Learning; Job Satisfaction; Nurses; Hospitals, Teaching; Hospitals, Public
Mohammad Ali Nadi; Fatemeh Hazeghy
Volume 8, Issue 5 , November and December 2011
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Introduction: Ethical climate is a part of organizational culture. Organizational values deal with ethical issues and determine what is considered ethically correct. The ethical climate of an organization can predict unethical and ethical behaviors. This study aimed to investigate and model the structural ...
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Introduction: Ethical climate is a part of organizational culture. Organizational values deal with ethical issues and determine what is considered ethically correct. The ethical climate of an organization can predict unethical and ethical behaviors. This study aimed to investigate and model the structural equations between the intention to quit and ethical climate, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among the staff of Shiraz private hospitals. Methods: This was an applied, descriptive correlational research conducted in spring, 2010. The study population consisted of 299 employees of private hospital departments who were selected by cluster random sampling. Data was collected by 4 standard questionnaires whose validity and reliability have been confirmed. Collected data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS16. Structural model equation analysis was performed by Lisrel8.5. Results: The findings revealed that there was a significant positive correlation between ethical climate and job satisfaction (r = 0.235), organizational commitment (r = 0.334). A negative correlation was found between intention to quit and ethical climate (r = -0.114). Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between job satisfaction and organizational commitment (r = 0.625). Negative correlations were observed between intention to quit and job satisfaction (r = -0.359) and organizational commitment (r = -0.292). In addition, structural model equations demonstrated that job satisfaction and organizational commitment had direct effects on intention to quit. Conclusion: Structural equations modeling provided a framework of variables to improve satisfaction and commitment in private hospitals of Shiraz by promoting ethical climate for keeping staff. Keywords: Job Satisfaction; Organizational Commitment; Personnel, Hospitals.
