Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of the Organisational Commitment Scale for Physicians in Pakistan

Abstract

This study assesses the psychometric properties of Allen and Meyer’s three-component model of organizational commitment focusing on physicians in Pakistan and explores the determinants of each form of commitment. The cross-sectional study implemented a self-reported questionnaire at a hospital in Pakistan. Data were collected from 478 permanently employed physicians. This study offers evidence for the generalizability of this model to the health sector, particularly for physicians. Age, experience, and qualification explained the higher commitment levels. This study suggests adjustments to the commitment scale for physicians. Hospital administrations should formulate effective strategies at individual levels to enhance commitment.

Keywords:

• Allen and Meyer’s organizational commitment
• physician
• affective commitment
• normative commitment
• continuance commitment

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank former medical superintendent, registrars, and all the participants and acknowledge the contribution of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Balochistan.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Contributorship

AA conceptualized the study, synthesized the analysis plan, managed and analyzed the data, interpreted the findings, and led the writing of the article. US was responsible for study coordination and subsequent revisions. AA contributed to data collection. TA assisted in the revisions of the manuscript. All coauthors approved the final version of the manuscript.

Ethics and Other Permissions

The ethics committee of the University of Tsukuba, Japan (1410) and the University of Balochistan (SS/FOP/30/19) approved the study.

Data Sharing Statement

The data underlying this article will be shared on reasonable request to the corresponding author.