Is an employee’s commitment to an organisation related to staff productivity?

Saleh Koushki, Mohammad and Valinezhad, Sara and Amini, Saeed (2019) Is an employee’s commitment to an organisation related to staff productivity? British Journal of Healthcare Management.

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Abstract

Background/Aims The effects of organisational commitment on the overall performance of employees is significant and unique. This study aimed to determine the relationship between organisational commitment and staff productivity. Method The study population comprised of the staff in a health centre in the city of Khorramabad. A total of 110 questionnaires were distributed among the health centre staff and 102 completed questionnaires were collected. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used to analyse the collected data using descriptive statistics. Results The results showed that 66.7% of the participants had an intermediate level of commitment to the organisation, while 33.3% of the participants had a good level of commitment. Furthermore, 2.9% of the participants had low levels of productivity, 91.2% of the participants had an intermediate level of productivity, and 5.9% of participants reported good productivity levels. The Pearson test showed a significant positive relationship between commitment to the organisation and productivity (r=0.365; p=0.01). Conclusion In this study, a significant positive correlation was found between commitment to the organisation and productivity. There is a potential to increase commitment further. Key words: ■ Health centre ■ Organisational commitment ■ Productivity ■ Staff

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