Effect of organizational justice, respect, trust, and empowerment on job satisfaction and organizational commitment

Trust in managers helps to create a positive work environment for nurses, while mistrust in management impacts job satisfaction and organizational commitment (Laschinger & Finegan, 2005). One strategy in creating trust and a positive work environment is to foster nurse empowerment. This is a replication of Laschinger and Finegan’s study (2005) based on Kanter’s Structural Theory of Organizational Empowerment (1977, 1993). The purpose of this study is to examine relationships among structural empowerment, justice, respect, trust in management, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. An anticipated sample of 250 professional direct care nurses at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington, Indiana is expected. The Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire-II, Moorman’s Justice Scale, Siegrist’s Esteem Scale, Mishra’s Trust in Management Scale, and subscales from Williams’ and Cooper’s Pressure Management will be used to measure variables. The findings will provide information for nurse managers on factors that increase job satisfaction and organizational commitment.School of NursingThesis (M.S.

The Formation of Trust and Commitment in Business Relationships in the Middle East: Understanding Et-Moone Relationships

In recent years, different forms of relationships that are culturally bond have emerged such as; ‘Guanxi’ in China (Yau, Lee, Chow, Sing, and Tse, 2000; Lou, 2007; Liu, Li, Tao and Wang, 2008), ‘Blat’ in Russia (Michailova and Worm, 2003) and ‘Boon Koon’ in Thailand (Pimpa, 2008). While these special forms of relationships are culturally bond, studies have also suggested that the development of a business relationship is directly linked to the development of trust and commitment (Wilson, 1995). Considering that these forms are culturally bond, studies from the Middle East on the formation of trust and commitment within relationship development are largely absent. We argue that understanding the dynamic formation of trust and commitment will help to better understand Et-Moone business relationships within the specific cultural context of the Middle East. Thus, this study combines the insights from the theory of life-cycle (Ford, 1980; Dwyer et al., 1987) and the theory of trust and commitment by Morgan and Hunt (1994) to understand business relationships in the Middle East. Based on qualitative research using a longitudinal approach and 33 semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted in 2003, this study finds the relationship between trust and commitment to be far more dynamic and changeable as the relationship evolves. Also, it finds that trust and commitment are major factors in establishing Et-Moone relationships

Swift trust and commitment: the missing links for humanitarian supply chain coordination?

Coordination among actors in a humanitarian relief supply chain decides whether a relief operation can be or successful or not. In humanitarian supply chains, due to the urgency and importance of the situation combined with scarce resources, actors have to coordinate and trust each other in order to achieve joint goals. This paper investigated empirically the role of swift trust as mediating variable for achieving supply chain coordination. Based on commitment-trust theory we explore enablers of swift-trust and how swift trust translates into coordination through commitment. Based on a path analytic model we test data from the National Disaster Management Authority of India. Our study is the first testing commitment-trust theory (CTT) in the humanitarian context, highlighting the importance of swift trust and commitment for much thought after coordination. Furthermore, the study shows that information sharing and behavioral uncertainty reduction act as enablers for swift trust. The study findings offer practical guidance and suggest that swift trust is a missing link for the success of humanitarian supply chains

A Conceptual Analysis of Relational Contracts in Agribusiness Supply Chains: The Case of the Sugar Industry in Swaziland

This study examines the nature of the relationship between cane growers and millers and how it affects cane growersÂ’ perceptions of the value added in the sugar supply chain. Drawing from relational exchange theory, the study utilised the perceptions of 124 smallholder cane growers in the Swaziland sugar industry. Factors measured in terms of a likert type scale were used to measure each relational construct within the miller-grower contract relationship. The unpacks the trust relationship between large agribusiness companies and smallholder out growers, and shows that relationships characterised by social factors like trust, commitment, and cooperation enhance mutual benefit and quality relationships between parties. This study found that farmers perceive an element of opportunistic behaviour and a lack of cooperation by millers and therefore have limited trust in the millers. Consequently it was also found that satisfaction by cane growers on their relationship with millers has a positive relationship with their level of trust, level of commitment, relative dependence, perception of opportunistic behaviour by millers and perceived cooperation between themselves and the millers. The results point to a number of aspects both growers and millers need to attend to which could contribute to improved relationship and in turn efficiency and returns in the sugar industry in Swaziland.Agribusiness,

An integrative model of the management of hospital physician relationships

Hospital Physician Relationships (HPRs) are of major importance to the health care sector. Drawing on agency theory and social exchange theory, we argue that both economic and noneconomic integration strategies are important to effective management of HPRs. We developed a model of related antecedents and outcomes and conducted a systematic review to assess the evidence base of both integration strategies and their interplay. We found that more emphasis should be placed on financial risk sharing, trust and physician organizational commitment

STRUCTURAL MODEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE DIMENSION AND CONTINGENCY LEADERSHIP STYLE IN SHAPING ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST AND COMMITMENT OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY LECTURERS IN MALANG CITY

This research was based on fenomenon of decreasing lecturer ‘s organizational commitment is a crucial matter for the management of human resources. Leadeaship style will affect the level of employee trust and commitment of the organization and induce certain outcome in work with theory and empiric reviewed from outcome prior studies. This research was aimed analyze the effect of leadership style and organizational culture on organizational trust and organizational commitment. This studies use survey approach with cross sectional design on 13 private university stratum one in Malang City. The respondents are 127 lecturer. To test of relationship in the resulting model is analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) which is facilitated by Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) program. The results indicated that leadership style and organizational culture has a significant and positive effect on organizational trust, but has not significant effect on organizational commitment. Organizational trust has a significant and positive effect on organizational commitment. and leadership style has positive and significant effect on organizational commitment with organizational trust mediation. Keywords: Organizational culture, contingency leadership style, organizational trust, organizational commitment

Constraints and Dedication as Drivers for Relationship Commitment: An Empirical Study in a Health-Care Context

The objective of this study is to empirically determine the role of constraints and dedication as drivers of relationship commitment as most of the existing work is of a conceptual nature only. We assess how and to which extent these two drivers fit into the established relationships between overall service quality, satisfaction, trust and commitment. Using LISREL, we estimate the conceptual model based on a sample of customers of health-care centers. The results indicate that both constraints and dedication are important drivers of relationship commitment. The study has important implications for relationship marketing theory and for service providers aiming at relationship commitment.marketing ;