Organizational engagement of personnel in The Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health
Keywords:
Department of Medical Sciences, Organizational Engagement, Constructive CultureAbstract
This study employed a cross-sectional survey. This research aims to study the related factors of personnel engagement in the organization at the Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health. Data were collected through an online questionnaire via Google Forms. The data were collected from 366 participants who had been working for at least one year in the Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Health. The data collection took place from October 20 to December 16, 2023. Statistical analyses included frequency distribution, percentage, mean, median, minimum, maximum, and standard deviation. Pearson's correlation coefficient statistic and Chi Square test were used to study the relationship of factors affecting the level of organizational commitment, multiple regression entry analysis statistic was used to predict organizational engagement. The statistical significance was determined at a 0.05 level, and the SPSS for windows program was used to analyze the data.
The results of organizational engagement of personnel in the department of medical sciences, ministry of public health was moderate to high level. Significant correlations were observed between achievement norms, self-actualizing norms, Humanistic-Encouraging norms and Affiliative norms (r = 0.590, 0.632, 0.189, 0.708) respectively (p-value < 0.0001). Humanistic-Encouraging Norms (Beta = 1.529) and affiliative norms (Beta = 0.884) could predict organizational engagement respectively. There were significant of relationship (R Square = 0.72)
IMPLICATION OF THE THESIS
The results of the study were significant of humanistic-encouraging norms and affiliative norms. The administrative team can utilize these findings to design initiatives that strengthen organizational commitment by such as: creating unity, instilling everyone to awareness of the organizational benefits more than their own, having a positive, attitude, creating understanding and acceptance of living together with equality. In addition, the organizational should promotion of career advancement because this thing will be reflected in the work, achievement of the organization’s gold and promotion of participation in the work for personnel to create sustainability in the organizational.
sustainability in the organizational.
Keywords: Department of Medical Sciences, Organizational Engagement, Constructive Culture
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