Building organizational commitment of Asian nurses in the United States.
Fostering nurses' organizational commitment is important. However, antecedents of commitment among Asian nurses may differ from those for native nurses in Western countries. The authors analyze organizational commitment and suggest that healthcare administrators become familiar with the differences between collectivist and individualistic cultural outlooks in order to help Asian nurses adapt to new environments more quickly and smoothly.
D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000339:Affect; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology*; D003144:Communication Barriers; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States