Effects of Nepotism on Nursing Staff Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Intention to Quit.

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Lecturer of Nursing Administration Department Assuit University

2 Assistant Prof. Nursing Administration Department, Assuit University.

Abstract

Background: Nepotism (favoritism) considered as unprofessional behaviors in work life
among nursing staff, which is still exists and continues. Aims: Evaluate the effects of nepotism on
nursing staff job satisfaction, organizational commitment and intention to quit. Subject: all
available nursing staff (n=1647) at Main Assiut University hospital (MAUH). Deign: Descriptive
correlation, Study tools: Two tools were used, tool I: included personal characteristics sheet, tool II:
included 4 parts; 1st part: measuring nepotism perception (n=37), 2nd part: effect of nepotism on
individual job satisfaction (n=5), 3rd part: effect of nepotism on organizational commitment (n=8),
4th part: effect of nepotism on intention to quit (n=5) among nursing staff. Results: the majority of
the nurse managers (83.5 %) had low level of nepotism perception, while the majority of staff
nurses had a high level (88.2%). There was a highly significant positive correlation of nepotism
with intention to quit, and there was a highly significant negative correlation with job satisfaction
and organizational commitment. Conclusion: The findings of the study indicated that, nepotism had
highly statistically adverse effects on almost all dimensions of the current study (nepotism paralyzed
individual job satisfaction, and leading to intention to quit among nursing staff. Recommendation:
The management of the hospital should pay attention to the workplace conditions, nepotism, and
organizational commitment, additional research to teach managers how to cultivate inventiveness
and creativity in order to perform at their best, rather than employing nepotism.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 12, Issue 1
March 2021
Pages 1846-1855

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