title: Enhancing the commitment of nurses to the organisation by means of trust and monetary reward.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examines how trust and monetary reward influence nurses' job satisfaction and strengthen organisational commitment.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Hospitals with high nurse retention rates typically have fewer medical errors and better quality care for patients. Therefore, health care administrators should provide a trustworthy workplace and a satisfactory reward system to retain experienced and skilled nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study adopts the partial least squares method for parameter estimates and hypotheses based on 797 valid questionnaires from registered nurses in a Taiwan medical centre.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All hypotheses were supported. The results show that the perceived trust of and rewards for registered nurses significantly influence their job satisfaction and organisational commitment. Although the impact of rewards is slightly stronger than that of trust among nurses on job satisfaction, the influence of trust among nurses is significantly higher than that of reward on organisational commitment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show that administrators should enhance trust among nurses, establish a fair and attractive reward system, and increase nurse job satisfaction to elevate their commitment to the organisation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To build a high level of organisational commitment, developing trust among nurses and increasing job satisfaction are more critical than compensating with monetary incentives alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Business Administration, Chung Hua University, HsinChu, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chiu-Ping
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Business Administration, Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chi-Yun
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.affiliation: Department of International Business, National Taipei College of Business, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of International Business, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Heng-Chiang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: job satisfaction; nurses; organisational commitment; reward; trust among nurses