Relationship between Organizational Climate and Nurse Educators Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction at Faculty of Nursing Zagazig University

Abstract

Background: Organizational climate of work environment has a major impact on the facultybehavior, and have positive or negative influence on nurse educator's organizationalcommitment and job satisfaction.Aim: The present study was conducted to determine therelationship between organizational climate and nurse educator's organizational commitmentand job satisfaction at Faculty of Nursing Zagazig University and suggest strategic plan forimprovement. Research design: A non-experimental descriptive co-relational design wasused in the present study was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at the Faculty ofNursing Zagazig University. Sample: Subjects of this study included all nurse educators(lecturers, assistant lecturers, and demonstrators) their total number was 75 nurse educators.Tool: Questionnaire sheet composed of four parts were used for data collection; personalcharacteristics sheet, and three standardized tools (organizational climate, organizationalcommitment and job satisfaction questionnaires. 44, 18, & 63 items respectively) developedby Borrevik (1972); Meyer and Allen (1993) in: Gormley (2005); and Ahmed (2007)respectively. Results: The study results revealed that among organizational climate, themajority (80.0%) of nurse's educators reported that total organizational climate was moderate.60.0% of nurse educators reported high organizational climate consideration, followed by52.0%of nurse educators reported high organizational climate intimacy. regardingorganizational commitment, the highest percentage (72.0%) of nurse educators had high levelof organizational commitment as 78.7%, 76.0% and 56.0% of nurse educators had high levelof continuance commitment, affective and normative commitment respectively. Consideringjob satisfaction, the majority (78.7%) of nurse educators reported that total job satisfactionwas moderate. Highly significant correlations were found between total organizationalclimate and nurse educators' organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Conclusion:most of nurse educators reported that total organizational climate was moderate and they hada high level of organizational commitment, and moderate level of job satisfaction. The resultsof the study also indicated that highly significant correlations were detected between totalorganizational climate and nurse educator's organizational commitment and job satisfaction.Recommendations: the study finding suggested a strategic plan that should be implementedto enhance strong points and improve weak points for increasing nurse educators'commitment and their job satisfaction.