Investigating the Effects of Staff Empowerment on Organizational Commitment

Subject Areas : مدیریت

tayebeh  abbasi ¹ (استادیار دانشکده مدیریت، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران (عهده دار مکاتبات))
shahriar  hassan poor ² (کارشناس ارشد موسسه عالی آموزش و پژوهش مدیریت و برنامه ریزی، تهران، ایران)
rahman  hassan ali poor ³ (کارشناس ارشد دانشکده مدیریت و حسابداری، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد قزوین، ایران(عهده دار مکاتبات))

Received: 2012-05-16 Accepted : 2013-02-15 Published : 2013-02-19

Keywords: Empowerment, Organizational Commitment,

Abstract :

Environmental challenges of the present time in the fields of technological advances, increasing customers’ expectations, and the necessity of organizational flexibility have made organizations look for new ways to preserve themselves in the market. In this respect, many organizations have resorted to staff empowerment and commitment. This study aims to examine the relationship between staff empowerment and organizational commitment and their effects on the study population of this paper. This survey is of correlation type using descriptive methods with applied goals. Statistical population of the study included the personnel of Bagherololum Hospital in Ahar Town. The results showed a positive and significant correlation between staff empowerment and commitment.