Open AccessIntrinsic Motivation, Job Autonomy and Turnover Intention in the Italian Healthcare: The mediating role of Affective Commitment
Author(s) -
Maura Galletta,
Igor Portoghese,
Adalgisa Battistelli
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of management research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-899X
DOI - 10.5296/jmr.v3i2.619
Subject(s) - autonomy , turnover intention , psychology , social psychology , organizational commitment , self determination theory , sample (material) , intrinsic motivation , turnover , work motivation , work (physics) , job satisfaction , political science , management , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , law , economics , engineering
Drawing on Self-Determination and Work Characteristics theories, we hypothesized that job \udautonomy and intrinsic motivation were key exogenous variables positively related to \udaffective commitment, which in turn is negatively related to turnover intention, by \udperforming a mediating role. A sample of 442 nurses has been involved in this research. \udThrough the cross-validation technique, the results showed that the hypotheses of this study \udwere supported and affective commitment completely mediated the relationships between job \udautonomy, intrinsic work motivation and turnover intention. These findings have important implications for\udhealthcare organizations by helping to promote effective work environments and major opportunities of\udresponsibility to workers to develop their own activity. Conclusions were examined considering practical \udimplications for organizations, employees and the need for further researches