Relationship between Organizational Commitment and Knowledge Sharing among Staff Nurses

Elsaid Zakaria Elasid, Ebtesam; Faisal Fakhry, Samah; Abd Rabou, Hanaa

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2019.251354

Relationship between Organizational Commitment and Knowledge Sharing among Staff Nurses

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ B.Sc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

² Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

³ Assist Professor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

10.21608/ejhc.2019.251354

Abstract

Background: In the workplace, knowledge sharing problem is relatively common in which
the individual employees with knowledge are less inclined to share their knowledge. Commitment
represents something beyond loyalty to an organization. Aim of the study: To identify the
relationship between organizational commitment and knowledge sharing among staff nurses.
Design: A descriptive comparative study design was utilized to meet the aim of this study. Setting:
This study was conducted at Ain Shams University Hospital and Dar El-Shefa Hospital, the study
sample consisted of 126 staff nurses who are working in the two hospitals. Tools of data collection:
two types of tools. 1) Organizational commitment questionnaire 2) knowledge sharing questionnaire.
Results: Nurses’ age ranged between 20 and 57 years sixty nine percent females, and seventy three
and eight percent having diploma degree, fifty five and six percent were working in Ain-Shams
Hospital. The highest percentage of staff nurses sixty one and one percent had high level of
continuance commitment, and seventy one and four percent of them had low level of affective
commitment. Eighty six and five percent of the staff nurses had high level of total knowledge
sharing. Conclusion: staff nurses in the study setting have low affective commitment, with better
continuance commitment, majority of the staff nurses had high level of total knowledge sharing, the
work hospital has significant influences on nurses' commitment and knowledge sharing.
Recommendations: The study recommends provide all facilities needed to improve knowledge
sharing through a reward system. Further research is suggested to assess the effects of
organizational, individual, and environmental factors separately on knowledge sharing

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