Linking relational coordination to nurses’ job satisfaction, affective commitment and turnover intention in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Aim To examine the association between relational coordination, job satisfaction, affective commitment and turnover intention. Background While there is a substantial body of literature that examines how relational coordination influences outcomes among nurses in western societies, there is no known study that examines the impact of relational coordination on outcomes in a non‐western health care system. As many of the factors associated with nursing turnover in Saudi Arabia are uniquely complex and challenging, a focus on relational coordination in this context is particularly worthy of investigation. Method The study utilized a cross‐sectional online survey. A total of 180 nurses participated in the study. Results The results indicated that the relationship between relational coordination and turnover intention is mediated by job satisfaction. The results further show that the relationship between relational coordination and turnover intention is mediated by affective commitment. Conclusion High levels of relational coordination can give rise to various outcomes of relevance to nurses, allied health professionals and patients. Implications for Nursing Management Reconfigured job designs to build and cultivate links between nurses and other clinical disciplines will be necessary to enhance job satisfaction and commitment levels and to reduce turnover intention.

The Relati̇onshi̇p Between Job Sati̇sfacti̇on and Affecti̇ve Commi̇tment Among Admi̇ni̇strati̇ve Staff i̇n Saudi̇ Arabi̇A

“…Employees with high level of job satisfaction and affective commitment don't intend to leave their jobs. Previous findings show that both job satisfaction and affective commitment influence turnover intention negatively in Saudi Arabia (Falatah, 2019). In other words, the high levels of job satisfaction and affective commitment can reduce the level of turnover intention among the employees in Saudi Arabia.…”

“…Furthermore, previous studies suggested that re-configured job designs to build and cultivate links between employees and their organisations will be necessary to enhance job satisfaction and commitment levels and to reduce turnover intention (Shiryan et al, 2012;Falatah, 2019). This can be achieved through the establishment of frequent and timely multidisciplinary team meetings that will encourage more accurate knowledge exchange (and thereby enhance mutual knowledge), better goal alignment, less process losses and more effective problem solving inter-disciplinary teams.…”

How career facilitators and barriers influence nurses’ professional turnover intention

“…Compared with the pertinent studies, educational attainment (from diploma to PhD) was not related to turnover intention (Falatach & Conway, ). On the contrary, the present study provided results supporting the negative relation between action to improve professional capabilities (i.e., continual engagement in professional education) and turnover intention.…”

“…The contemporary literature has identified various correlates of nurses' turnover intention, including quality of leader-member exchange, organizational identification, job embeddedness (Dechawatanapaisal, 2018), structural empowerment (Yürümezoğlu & Kocaman, 2019), leadership and management (Falatah & Salem, 2018), relational coordination (Falatach & Conway, 2019), job stress and job satisfaction (Fasbender, Heijden, & Grimshaw, 2019). Job satisfaction could further be affected by psychological need satisfaction (Gillet et al, 2018).…”

Satisfacción laboral del personal en el Servicio de Nefrología del Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de la Fuente (Villa María) en 2019

“…Esto se puede lograr mediante reuniones de equipos multidisciplinarios frecuentes y oportunas que fomenten un intercambio de conocimientos precisos y específicos (mejora del conocimiento mutuo), una mejor alineación de objetivos, menos pérdidas de procesos y una resolución de problemas más efectiva entre equipos interdisciplinarios. Estas actividades servirán para influir positivamente los resultados relacionados (6) . El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar el nivel de satisfacción laboral del personal que trabaja en el Servicio de Nefrología del Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de la Fuente del distrito de Villa María (Lima, Perú) en 2019.…”