AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate whether professional incentives and participation in decision-making affected organizational commitment.
METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted between November and December 2012 with 422 physicians assigned to a training and research hospital in Ankara. A study sample was selected, and an attempt was made to reach all physicians. As result, 650 questionnaires were distributed, 530 (81.5%) of which were completed and returned. A total of 108 questionnaires that were incomplete or completed erroneously were excluded for our evaluation. The remaining 422 questionnaire forms were evaluated within the context of this study.
RESULTS: Based on the study results, it was observed that general organizational commitment scores among the physicians were at a moderate level (2.98±0.27), while the attitudes towards professional incentives and participation towards decision-making were lower (2.68±0.67 and 2.35±0.56, respectively) in comparison. The general organization commitment scores of physicians with administrative duties in addition to their tasks as physicians was higher than the scores of physicians without administrative duties (p=0.005). In addition, the general organizational commitment scores (p=0.033) and normative commitment scores (p=0.027) of physicians in the group with 21-30 years of service were statistically significantly higher than the scores of the other groups. It was determined that a statistically significant and positive relationship existed between the general organizational commitment of physicians and the professional incentives and participation to decision-making (r=0.215, p
Key words: Professional Incentives, Participation to Decision-Making, Organization Commitment. Article Language: Turkish English
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