The Relationship Between Organizational Justice And Organizational Commitment Among Healthcare Staff

Abstract

Background: Nowadays, human resources are the most important input for healthcare organizations. From this aspect, organizational justice (OJ) and organizational commitment (OC) are very significant for ensuring sustained productivity from the staff of healthcare organization. Aim of the study: the study was aimed to assess the relationship between the organizational justice and organizational commitment among healthcare staff. Additionally, to identifying the different dimensions of organizational justice and discovering the relationship between these dimensions and organizational commitment is closely related to the strength and weakness of justice components. Methods: A descriptive correlational design was conducted in King Abdulaziz University Hospital at KSA from February to March 2023. The study subjects consisted of 130 healthcare staff. The data were collected using two tools: organizational justice s[1]cale and organizational commitment questionnaire. Results: The study findings revealed positive correlations among the total scores as well as among certain types of organizational justice and commitment. Conclusion: The study finding indicated that there was a strongly statistically significant, positive correlation between total organizational justice and total organizational commitment. Also there were no statistically significant relations between total organizational justice and total organizational commitment and personal characteristics. Recommendations: The hospital leaders should foster health care staff perception of organizational justice and commitment through a fair distribution of workload and a clear reward system.