Level of Job Satisfaction, Motivation (Intrinsic and Extrinsic) and Organizational Commitment, Of Nurses Working In Public and Private Hospitals

Job satisfaction is the response that an employee has towards any job, while, organizational commitment can be defined as the emotional responses which an employee has towards his organization. It is considered that these two variables are highly interrelated. In other words, while an employee has positive feelings towards the organization, it values and objectives, it is also possible for him to be unsatisfied with the job he has in the organization. Nurse Job satisfaction is a crucial topic because hospitals are suffering from lower nurse job satisfaction nowadays. Nurses, on the other hand, also, need to be motivated to accomplish their tasks, provide quality care and contribute to the development of the nursing profession. Lack of motivation can lead to dissatisfaction among nurses, not feeling part of the hospital, intention to quit the hospital and/or nursing profession, and increased work stress levels. The present study aims to understand the level of job satisfaction and organizational commitment of nurses, working in private and government hospitals. The study sample consists of 200 nurses (100 each from private and government hospitals). The ratio was 50-50. The results indicated that the t test value was significant for the domains of Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Intrinsic Motivation at 0.00 levels, and the value was insignificant for the Extrinsic Motivation at 0.00 levels. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation was also administered and the results indicated that there was a significant correlation between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment of the nurses’ working in both public and private sector respectively.