Relationship between Organizational Commitment and Knowledge Sharing among Staff Nurses

Abstract

Background: In the workplace, knowledge sharing problem is relatively common in which the individual employees with knowledge are less inclined to share their knowledge. Commitment represents something beyond loyalty to an organization. Aim of the study: To identify the relationship between organizational commitment and knowledge sharing among staff nurses. Design: A descriptive comparative study design was utilized to meet the aim of this study. Setting: This study was conducted at Ain Shams University Hospital and Dar El- Shefa Hospital, the study sample consisted of 126 staff nurses who are working in the two hospitals. Tools of data collection: two types of tools. 1) Organizational commitment questionnaire 2) knowledge sharing questionnaire. Results: Nurses’ age ranged between 20 and 57 years more than three fifth of females, and near three quarter of studied sample having diploma degree, more than half of studied sample were working in Ain-Shams Hospital. The highest percentage of staff nurses above three fifth had high level of continuance commitment, and near three quarter them had low level of affective commitment. Eighty six and five percent of the staff nurses had high level of total knowledge sharing. Conclusion: staff nurses in the study setting have low affective commitment, with better continuance commitment, majority of the staff nurses had high level of total knowledge sharing, the work hospital has significant influences on nurses' commitment and knowledge sharing. Recommendations: The study recommends provide all facilities needed to improve knowledge sharing through a reward system. Further research is suggested to assess the effects of organizational, individual, and environmental factors separately on knowledge sharing