Career commitment in nursing

The influence of fit perceptions, equal opportunity policies, and social support network on pre-entry police officer career commitment and intentions to remain

“…In addition to career commitment, this study examined the similar construct of intentions to remain in the profession (Blau, 1985;Carson & Bedeian, 1994;Gardner, 1992). According to Fishbein and Ajzen's (1975) theory of reasoned action, intentions to remain in the profession should be the best proximal determinants of remaining a police officer.…”

Nurses' career commitment and job performance: differences between intensive care units and wards

“…Improving on earlier reports (McCloskey and McCain, 1987;Gardner, 1992), nurses in the current study 'agreed' to keep committed to their careers, and they felt that they were performing 'well' their jobs. There were significant differences between intensive care units and wards in: gender, level of education, and unit/ward's average daily census.…”

“…However, the relationship between career commitment and job performance is debatable. For example, research findings differ over the causal relationship between nurses' career commitment (independent variable) and job performance (dependent variable) (Gardner, 1992), which is the assumed relationship in the current study. However, McCloskey and McCain (1987) reported the reverse relationship.…”

Dedikasjon og deltidsønsker blant politiog sykepleierstudenter

“…Mye tyder på at yrkesdedikasjon også påvirker utø-vernes deltakelse i yrket. Den følelsesmessige tilknytningen til yrket synes både å ha betydning for hvor mye man jobber (Abrahamsen 2010b) og om man blir i yrket (Gardner 1992;Lynn & Redman 2005;Somers 2000).…”

“…Resultatene aktualiserer spørsmålet om hva som kommer først -deltidsarbeid eller en svak yrkesdedikasjon? Det er vanlig å betrakte yrkesdedikasjon som en kraft som påvirker yrkesadferd i en bestemt retning som lav yrkesavgang (Gardner 1992) og heltidsarbeid (Hakim 2000). De tidlige deltidsorienteringene som vi har sett i denne studien åpner for at sammenhengen også kan gå motsatt vei: De som i utgangspunktet er deltidsorienterte, kan utvikle mindre dedikasjon til yrket.…”