System Engineering and Productivity

System Engineering and Productivity

Investigating the Effect of Organizational Commitment and Organizational Justice Perception on Knowledge Sharing Motivation

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Seyedhossein Hashemifard 1
Amirhossein Okhravi 2
1 Corresponding author: M.Sc., Department of Management, Faculty of Humanities Sciences, University of Gonabad, Gonabad, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Humanities Sciences, University of Gonabad, Gonabad, Iran
10.22034/sep.2025.2046866.1239
Abstract
Medical staff, with their specialized knowledge and practical experiences, have a direct impact on treatment and health outcomes. This study investigated the effect of commitment and perception of organizational justice on the motivations for knowledge sharing of medical staff at Abolfazl Hospital in Kashmar. The main objective of the study was to investigate the effect of organizational commitment and perception of organizational justice on the motivations for knowledge sharing at Abolfazl Hospital in Kashmar. This is an applied study, in which the statistical population consisted of 112 medical staff at the hospital, and the questionnaire was distributed among all members as a census, and finally 98 usable questionnaires were collected. Data analysis and hypothesis testing were performed using the bootstrapping technique and structural equation modeling in SPSS and Smart PLS software, which focused especially on the effects existing at Abolfazl Hospital. The content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by experts, and their reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The results showed that organizational commitment with an impact coefficient of 0.377 and perceived organizational justice with an impact coefficient of 0.470 have a positive and significant effect on knowledge sharing motivation. In particular, increasing organizational commitment and a sense of justice in the workplace significantly increase the motivation of medical staff to share knowledge. This study emphasizes the importance of strengthening organizational commitment and justice and suggests that hospital managers focus on these factors to help improve the quality of medical services and increase the efficiency of medical teams.

Highlights

  • Organizational justice has a positive and significant effect on knowledge sharing behavior
  • Organizational commitment has a positive and significant effect on knowledge sharing behavior
  • Using structural equation modeling to analyze data.

Keywords
Knowledge sharing
Hazrat Abolfazl Hospital (AS)
Organizational commitment
Organizational justice
Medical staff
Subjects

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  • Receive Date 26 November 2024
  • Revise Date 29 December 2024
  • Accept Date 17 February 2025
  • First Publish Date 17 February 2025
  • Publish Date 22 May 2025