Predicting of Organizational Learning based on Organizational Commitment, Knowledge Management and Job Engagement in Nurses

Nurses have an important role in organizational learning which this variable is one of the key pillars of organization for their effectiveness and performance improvement. Regarded to role of organizational commitment, knowledge management and job engagement in organizational learning, present study aimed to determine predictors of organizational learning based on organizational commitment, knowledge management and job engagement in nurses.

The method of this study was cross-sectional correlation type. The research population was nurses of Varamin city hospitals in 2018 year (295 people). Totally 190 people were recruited by stratified random sampling based on gender and completed the self-reported questionnaires of organizational learning, organizational commitment, knowledge management and job engagement. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and regression with stepwise model with using SPSS version 21.

The finding showed that the mean and standard deviation of organizational commitment 56.71±6.32, knowledge management 72.36±9.20, job engagement 53.48±5.83 and organizational learning 47.24±6.17. In addition, organizational commitment (r=0.493), knowledge management (r=0.406) and job engagement (r=0.321) had a positive and significant correlation with organizational learning in nurses. Also, the variables of organizational commitment, knowledge management and job engagement significantly predicted 45.5 percent of variance of organizational learning in nurses (P<0.001).

The results indicated the role of organizational commitment, knowledge management and job engagement in predicting organizational learning of nurses. Therefore, considering the importance of organizational learning in improving nurses’ performance, it is recommended that to improvement and promotion the organizational learning in nurses increase the rate of their organizational commitment, knowledge management and job engagement through organizational support, workshop and various facilities.