The Relationship between Nurses' Perception of Organizational Justice and Their Organizational Commitment at King Abdullah Hospital in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Researchers have broadly defined organizational justice as “people’s perceptions of fairness in organizational settings". Nurses evaluate reward allocations focusing on loyalty in terms of fairness and that these fairness perceptions, in turn, influence the level of commitment of nurses .Nurses commitment have gained more attention due to the expectation that committed nurses will act in the best interest of an organization. So the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between nurses' perception of organizational justice and their organizational commitment. The study was conducted in a 300 beds, king Abdullah Hospital affiliated with  the Ministry of Health in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all units (n = 13 units). The study sample was 250 nurses who were available in the selected settings at the time of data collection. Two tools were used in data collection; the first tool was Organizational Justice Questionnaire Sheet (OJQS) which is used to measure nurses' perception of organizational justices. It includes four types: distributive, procedural, interpersonal and informational justice. The second tool was Organizational Commitment Questionnaire Sheet (OCQS). This tool was used to examine nurses' perception regarding their organizational commitment. It contained three types: affective, normative and continuance commitment. The results revealed that a positive correlation was between organizational justice and organizational commitment components (r = 0.382, p = <0.001). It recommends that nurse managers should promote organizational justice by several ways, such as openly describe the fair procedures they are using and explain decisions thoroughly in a manner demonstrating dignity and respect. Besides, using unbiased, accurate information and applying decision rules consistently.