Open AccessThe effects of pharmacy commitment on the development of job satisfaction and organisational commitment
Author(s) -
LERKIATBUNDIT SANGUAN
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2000.tb01014.x
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , pharmacy , job satisfaction , workload , medicine , organizational commitment , medical education , nursing , psychology , management , social psychology , engineering , mechanical engineering , economics
Objective — To determine how professional commitment at the time of graduation affects the later development of professional commitment, job satisfaction and organisational commitment in pharmacy graduates. Method — Sixty‐one pharmacy students at Prince of Songkla university, Thailand, completed a first survey questionnaire administered two weeks before graduation and a second survey questionnaire eight months after graduation. Results — At eight months after graduation, the level of professional commitment remained unchanged. Professional commitment at graduation was the strongest predictor of professional commitment eight months later. It was also a predictor of job satisfaction. However, its effect on job satisfaction was less than those of skill utilisation and satisfaction with workload. Professional commitment at graduation did not emerge as a significant predictor for organisational commitment, when several job factors were controlled. Conclusion — Pharmacy commitment developed from schools seems to be stable at eight months after graduation. It is less influential than job factors in the formation of organisational commitment and job satisfaction.