- Title
- The impact of human resource practices on employee commitment and retention among nurses in Amathole district, South Africa
- Creator
- Terera, Sharon Ruvimbo
- Date
- 2014
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MCom (Industrial Psychology)
- Identifier
- vital:11566
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1017905
- Description
- This study explored the impact of human resource practices on employee commitment and retention among nurses in Amathole District, South Africa. The objectives of this study were to determine the influence of human resources practices (HR) on nurse retention in public hospitals; investigate the influence of HR practices on organizational commitment of nurses, and retention and to make recommendations to the hospitals on possible ways to improve the organisational commitment and employee retention of nurses based on the research findings. The study utilized a quantitative research design and questionnaires were used to collect data. The sample comprised of 150 nurses and the data was analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Research findings revealed that the effective use of sound human resources practices reduces nurse turnover whilst nurse organisational commitment and retention improves.
- Format
- 146 leaves; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management & Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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