title: Conceptual reflections about organizational and professional commitment in the health sector.
abstract: In the daily exercise of their functions, health professionals face a duality of systems, that is, the professional system and the organizational system, each of which has its own distinct values, principles and expectations. The authors aim to present organizational and professional commitment concepts and their relations in the context of the health sector. They consider that organizational and professional commitment are not incompatible, but can be reconciled in the organizational dynamics, and alert about the development of affective commitment in workers, due to the positive consequences for the organization and the profession.
authors.affiliation: Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Brazil. eliestom@eerp.usp.br
authors.forename: Eliana Ofelia
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Llapa-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Maria Auxiliadora
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Trevizan
authors.forename: Gilberto Tadeu
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Shinyashiki
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011361:Professional Competence