Relationship Between Talent Management and Organizational Commitment in Midwives Working in Iran University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Background: One of the important challenges to health service policy makers is conservation of\rhuman force. Shortage of human forces required for health and treatment services causes harm\rto quality of services. The present research aimed at determining the relationship between talent\rmanagement and organizational commitment in midwives working in hospitals affiliated to Iran\rUniversity of Medical Sciences.\rMethods: This research was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Because the sample size was\requal with the statistical population, all midwives working in hospitals affiliated to Iran University\rof Medical Sciences participated in it (177 midwives). The total count sampling method was\rused and duration of sampling lasted two months (from April 2 to May 31). Information was\rcollected using Arabpour and Nikpour’s talent management researcher-made questionnaire and\rAllen-Meyer’s [24-item] Organizational Commitment Questionnaire. The obtained data were\ranalyzed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation and Independent\rt test by SPSS (Version 16).\rResults: Talent management was in a higher-than-average condition with a mean score of 3.05.\rDimensions of talent development (3.37) and talent conservation (2.73) had the highest and lowest\rmean scores, respectively. The score of organizational commitment of midwives was 101, and\rthe affective commitment dimension had the highest mean value (35) among others. Pearson’s\rcorrelation coefficient for the correlation between talent management (and its dimensions) and\rorganizational commitment (and its dimensions) revealed a statistically significant relationship\r(P<0.001, r=0.48).\rConclusion: Considering the correlation between talent management and organizational\rcommitment, hospital managers can improve midwives’ commitment using new management\rmethods to encourage growth of human force talents and capabilities.