conclusions this study showed that the employees in the kashan pems obtained half of the score of organizational commitment and about two-thirds of the job involvement score. therefore, the higher level managers of the emergency medical system are advised to implement some strategies to increase the employees’ job involvement and organizational commitment. materials and methods this cross-secti...

conclusions the results of the study provided valuable guidelines for the researchers and managers trying to increase organizational commitment. findings indicated that even with the pressures and challenges in the midwifery profession, midwives can still be committed and engaged by enhancing their job satisfaction and decreasing occupational stress. background stress and job dissatisfaction ha...

background and objective: today is the world of organizations, and to improve their performance, productivity and effectiveness, the competent and committed employees are required. several variables including managerial and organizational factors can affect organizational commitment. hence, we aimed to correlate between demographic variables and organizational commitment of the nurses. material...

AIM The aim of this paper is to describe the implementation of a strategic plan, Health Gain for Children and Youth of Central Sydney, over a 10-year period to December 2005. METHODS Descriptive information was obtained from the records and minutes of all relevant committees, interviews with key workers who were involved with the committees, managers and senior health professionals, and from ...

background and objectives: effective communication between managers and staff is a prerequisite to organization success. cultural competence is key to effective communication. the aim of this study was to survey cultural competence in managers of selected hospitals.   methods: twenty teaching hospital managers and four private hospital managers of senior level participated in the study. data we...

BACKGROUND It is commony claimed that changing the culture of health organisations is a fundamental prerequisite for improving the National Health Service (NHS). Little is currently known about the nature or importance of culture and cultural change in primary care groups and trusts (PCG/Ts) or their constituent general practices. AIMS To investigate the importance of culture and cultural cha...

PURPOSE The purpose of this descriptive and cross-sectional study is to explore the relationships between managers' leadership styles and employees' job satisfaction in Isfahan University Hospitals, Isfahan, Iran, 2004. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The data were collected through the distribution of two questionnaires among the 814 employees, first line, middle and senior managers of these hos...

introduction: the main purpose of this study was to assess fulfillment of goals about “health transformation plan (htp) of ministry of health, treatment and medical education” from the perspective of managers, which is as one of the most important management challenges in the health system reform plan. these goals included six packages determined by the ministry of health, treatment and medical...

the aim of this study was to survey the relationship between participation motivation, psychological empowerment and affective commitment in iran physical education organization employees. the statistical population consisted of 380 experts and managers of iran physical education organization. with krejcie and morgan’s table, statistical sample (n=225) was selected. spritzer’s standardized psyc...