Absenteeism among public health nurses : does commitment matter?

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dc.contributor.advisorBagraim, Jeffreyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRamsay, Nadineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:33:48Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:33:48Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 69-73)
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the relationship between absenteeism and commitment (affective, continuance and normative commitment) as directed towards the organisation, co-workers and the nursing profession. Job satisfaction, job involvement, career stage and the absence culture were examined as moderators of the relationship between absenteeism and commitment. The sample comprised of 227 public sector nurses (54% response rate) from 11 day clinics and hospitals within the Western Cape Metropolitan District Health Services of South Africa. Affective, continuance and normative commitment to the organisation were not directly related to absenteeism, although interactions between these commitment components were significant predictors of absenteeism. Affective commitment to co-workers did not significantly explain absenteeism. However, affective commitment to the nursing profession explained significant variance in nurse absenteeism both directly and through the moderation effects of the absence culture of the workplace and the profession. Job satisfaction, job involvement and career stage of the nurses did not moderate the absenteeism-commitment relationship. The contributions of the study are discussed and recommendations for future research are made.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRamsay, N. (2006). <i>Absenteeism among public health nurses : does commitment matter?</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5842en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRamsay, Nadine. <i>"Absenteeism among public health nurses : does commitment matter?."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5842en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRamsay, N. 2006. Absenteeism among public health nurses : does commitment matter?. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ramsay, Nadine AB - This study explored the relationship between absenteeism and commitment (affective, continuance and normative commitment) as directed towards the organisation, co-workers and the nursing profession. Job satisfaction, job involvement, career stage and the absence culture were examined as moderators of the relationship between absenteeism and commitment. The sample comprised of 227 public sector nurses (54% response rate) from 11 day clinics and hospitals within the Western Cape Metropolitan District Health Services of South Africa. Affective, continuance and normative commitment to the organisation were not directly related to absenteeism, although interactions between these commitment components were significant predictors of absenteeism. Affective commitment to co-workers did not significantly explain absenteeism. However, affective commitment to the nursing profession explained significant variance in nurse absenteeism both directly and through the moderation effects of the absence culture of the workplace and the profession. Job satisfaction, job involvement and career stage of the nurses did not moderate the absenteeism-commitment relationship. The contributions of the study are discussed and recommendations for future research are made. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Absenteeism among public health nurses : does commitment matter? TI - Absenteeism among public health nurses : does commitment matter? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5842 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5842
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRamsay N. Absenteeism among public health nurses : does commitment matter?. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5842en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleAbsenteeism among public health nurses : does commitment matter?en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMastersen_ZA
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