Abstract

Background: Perception of organizational power in the nursing profession is a complex and multifaceted concept. Organizational commitment has potential and serious effects on the performance of the organization and can be a good predictor of organizational effectiveness.

Aim: To explore role of predictive perception of organizational power on Organizational Commitment in Nurses.

Methods: This study was a descriptive correlational research conducted on 200 nurses who working in Imam Khomeini, Ayatollah Taleghani, Motahhari, Seyed Shohada hospitals in urmia, Iran. Using The King Model Organizational power Questionnaire and the Allen and Meyer Organizational Commitment Questionnaire data collection was done. The data obtained from the questionnaires were statistically analyzed by SPSS software version 16 with Pearson correlation analyze.

Results: The finding showed that the mean and standard deviation of organizational power and organizational commitment of the participants were respectively 101.6 ± 36 36.73 and 58.64 ± 36 36.73 which were in the moderate level.

Conclusions: If an employer needs a highly motivated, innovative, productive human resource, the importance of organizational power and organizational commitment should not be forgotten. It is obvious that high organizational power and organizational commitment will avoid turnover intention and actual turnover.

Keywords: Organization, Power, Commitment, Nurse, Descriptive