Determinants of Employee’s Commitment among Healthcare Professionals

Abstract

Being an important concept in human resource management, a wide span of literature exists on employee's commitment research. However, little is known of the factors that enhance employee's commitment among healthcare professionals in the Philippines. Consequently, this study sought to examine the influence of selected factors on the commitment of healthcare professional in the Philippines. Using quantitative methods the study established that the factors in the study were significantly and positively correlated with employee's commitment. Among the factors, job satisfaction of employees emerged as the most important in explaining employee's commitment. Finally recommendations for research and practice are made.