WHAT IS ORGANIZATIONAL EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT

The question of what is organizational commitment and its determinants have generated a lot of argument and disagreement among organizational bahaviour scholars (Meyer & Herscovitch, 2001; Bentein, Vandenberg, Vandenberghe, & Stinglhamber 2005; Solinger, van Olffen, & Roe, 2008). Notwithstanding the lack of consensus, there appear to be dominance of opinion that commitment sojourns along three main dimensions affective, continuance, and normative (Meyer & Allen, 1991; Meyer & Herscovitch, 2001; Bentein et al., 2005). In their conceptual definition, which reflects the affective components, Porter, Mowday, & Boulin (1974) involvement in a particular organization.” Using stronger words, and apparently building on Porter  et al’s (1974) definition, Meyer & Allen (1991) define affective commitment as, “the employee’s emotional attachment to identification with, and involvement in the organization” (p. 67).

Niger foundation Hospital and Diagnostic Centre (NFH) is a project of Niger Welfare Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Nigeria. Niger Welfare Foundation was formed in 1990 by a group of professionals to promote health and educational projects that would improve the health status and the educational level of a wide range of people. So far, the Foundation has carried out projects in Oyo, Lagos, Edo and Enugu States. Niger Foundation Hospital is the largest project of the Foundation.

Niger Foundation Hospital (NFH) is a non-profit institution that has been set up to offer good quality medical care to the general public with a focus on the inhabitants of the South- eastern part of Nigeria. The project is meant to make a tangible contribution to the healthcare system in the Southeast which like many other parts of the country-has for some time now suffered from poor healthcare facilities.

The medical care given at the hospital is based on Christian principles of respect for human dignity. The hospital strives to maintain sound ethical practices in the care of each sick person.  In addition, counseling and spiritual attention are made available to patients and their relations who desire them. Spiritual care in the hospital is entrusted to the Catholic Prelature of Opus Dei.

NFH is run by a management team made up of professionals working full-time in the hospital. The management team reports to the Governing Council made up of independent professionals drawn from diverse fileds. The Governing Council is appointed by the Board of Trustees of Niger Welfare Foundation.