Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration (간호행정학회지)

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The Effects of Organizational Justice on Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Health Status among Nurses

조직공정성이 간호사의 직무만족, 조직몰입 및 건강에 미치는 영향

  • Yom, Young-Hee (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of organizational justice on job satisfaction, organizational commitment and health among hospital nurses. Method: The sample of this study consisted of 267 nurses from 3 general hospitals located in Seoul, Korea. Data were collected with self-administrated questionnaires and analyzed hierarchical multiple regression. Result: The distributive and procedural justices had effects on nurses' job satisfaction and organizational commitment, but no effects on health. The procedural justice had more effects on nurses' job satisfaction and organizational commitment than distributive justice. There was no moderating effect of distributive and procedural justices on nurses' job satisfaction, organizational commitment and health. Conclusions: It is important for hospitals to be established fair reward systems which should focus on both outcomes and processes in order to evaluate nurses' rewards. It is suggested that new moderators like personality or organizational structure should be considered for future research.

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