title: Relationship Between Job Characteristics and Organizational Commitment: A Descriptive Analytical Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Many factors influence the organizational commitment of employees. One of these factors is job designing since it affects the attitude, beliefs, and feelings of the organization employees.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to determine the relationship between job characteristics and organizational commitment among the employees of hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this descriptive and correlational study, 152 Iranian employees of the hospitals (physicians, nurses, and administrative staff) were selected through stratified random sampling. Data gathered using 3-part questionnaire of "demographic information", "job characteristics model," and "organizational commitment," in 2011. Study data were analyzed using SPSS v. 16.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was significant statistical correlation between organizational commitment and variables of educational level (P = 0.001) and job category (P = 0.001). Also, a direct and significant correlation existed between motivating potential score and job feedback on one hand and organizational commitment on the other hand (P = 0.014).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the results, managers of the hospitals should increase staff's commitment through paying attention to proper job designing.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, School of Heath, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Obeidollah
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Faraji
authors.affiliation: MSc in Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ramazani
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Pouria
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hedaiati
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Information Technology, Paramedics School, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aliabadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elhamirad
authors.affiliation: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valiee
keywords: Iran; Occupation; Organizations; Personnel Loyalty