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BACKGROUND: This study seeks to examine the relationship and impact of occupational health and safety on employees' organizational commitment in Ghana's mining industry. The study explores occupational health and safety and the different dimensions of organizational commitment. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey design was used for this study. The respondents were selected based on simple random sampling. Out of 400 questionnaires administered, 370 were returned (77.3% male and 22.7% female) and used for the study. Correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to determine the relationship and impact between the variables. RESULTS: The findings of this study revealed positive and significant relationship between occupational health and safety management, and affective, normative, and continuance commitment. Additionally, the results revealed the significant impact of occupational health and safety on affective, normative, and continuance commitment. CONCLUSION: Management within the mining sector of Ghana must recognize the fact that workers who feel healthy and safe in the performance of their duties, develop emotional attachment and have a sense of obligation to their organization and are most likely committed to the organization. Employees do not just become committed to the organization; rather, they expect management to first think about their health and safety needs by instituting good and sound policy measures. Thus, management should invest in the protection of employees' health and safety in organizations.
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Humans , Male , Cross-Sectional Studies , Ghana , Mining , Occupational Health , Safety Management , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Este artigo aborda dois temas muito frequentes dentro do espaço reflexivo e prático de Gestão de Pessoas -Comprometimento e Treinamento -, que refletem dois campos temáticos pouco afeitos ao diálogo (o comportamental e o ferramental). A relevância do tema impacto do treinamento no trabalho tem sido ampliada pela crescente necessidade de qualificação e requalificação da mão-de-obra. O tema comprometimento no trabalho também vem sendo bastante estudado nas últimas décadas, com resultados claros sobre sua influência em variáveis como desempenho e satisfação no trabalho. Assim, esta pesquisa objetivou investigar se o comprometimento organizacional de base afetiva, normativa e de continuidade prediz o impacto do treinamento no nível do comportamento no cargo. A pesquisa foi realizada em 23 organizações públicas, privadas e do terceiro setor nos Estados de Minas Gerais e Rio de Janeiro. Participaram da pesquisa 403 pessoas, totalizando 377 questionários válidos. As análises iniciais dos dados apontaram alta correlação entre as bases de compromentimento e um comprometimento de ordem afetiva superior ao normativo e também ao comprometimento de continuidade. A regressão hierárquica mostrou que apenas o comprometimento afetivo prediz o impacto do treinamento no trabalho. Esse achado corrobora os argumentos de outros autores de que as pesquisas sobre comprometimento devem se concentrar, sobretudo, na base afetiva. Os resultados fortalecem a discussão sobre o fato de as bases normativa e de continuidade serem ou não consideradas dimensões do comprometimento. Tais resultados são discutidos tendo como referência os modelos teóricos e evidências empíricas que respaldaram a pesquisa.
This article addresses two very common themes within the reflective and practical space of People Management -Commitment and Training - that frame two thematic areas little accustomed to dialogue (the behavioral and the instrumental).The relevance of the topic of training impact at work has broadened with the growing need for training and retraining of manpower. The subject of organizational commitment has been extensively studied in recent decades, with clear results about its influence on variables such as performance and job satisfaction. Thus this study aimed to investigate whether organizational commitment, on the basis of affective, normative, and continuance components, predicts the impact of training on the level of on-the-job behavior. The survey was conducted in a total of 23 public, private and third sector organizations in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. In total, 403 people participated in the research, with 377 questionnaires considered valid. Initial analysis of the data indicated a high correlation among the components of commitment, and an affective commitment higher than the normative, and also higher than continuance commitment. Hierarchical regression showed that only affective commitment predicts training impact on work. This finding supports the arguments of other authors that studies on commitment should focus particularly on the affective basis. In addition, the results strengthen the discussion on whether the normative and continuance components should or should not be considered as dimensions of commitment. These results are discussed, using as reference the theoretical models and empirical evidence which backed up the research.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Mentoring , Capacity Building , Personnel ManagementABSTRACT
Na agenda de pesquisa sobre comprometimento organizacional (CO), predomina o modelo tridimensional de Meyer e Allen (1991) formado pelas bases afetiva, normativa e de continuação (instrumental). Esse modelo, contudo, tem sido foco das discussões sobre os principais problemas que cercam o construto: esticamento indevido do conceito, escalas com propriedades psicométricas inadequadas e inconsistências empíricas, parcialmente decorrentes da inclusão da base de continuação, que apresenta controvérsias em sua estrutura fatorial, comportamento diferenciado dos demais fatores e correlações baixas ou negativas com variáveis desejáveis. Essa base representa também o significado de "permanência por necessidade", faceta questionável do conceito de comprometimento, sob o argumento de que constitui um tipo de vínculo diferente. Buscou-se organizar e mapear as principais questões conceituais e empíricas do modelo tridimensional de Meyer e Allen (1991), a fim de apresentar o panorama necessário para uma maior compreensão do atual estado da arte e das alternativas para a agenda de pesquisa na área. Para tanto, foram articuladas investigações e discussões teóricas nacionais e internacionais sobre o comprometimento publicadas até o ano de 2009. A partir dessa análise, o estudo sugere que o modelo tridimensional seja revisado e propõe a retirada da base de continuação do conceito de comprometimento.
In organizational commitment (OC) research, Meyer and Allen's (1991) three-component model predominates, formed by affective, continuance, and normative components. This model, however, has been the focus of discussions on key issues surrounding the construct: undue stretching of the concept, measures with inappropriate psychometric properties, and empirical inconsistencies, partly caused by the continuance component, which presents unstable factor structure, behaviors differing from other dimensions, and poor or negative correlations with desired variables. This component also expresses the definition of "necessary continuance," a questionable attribute of the commitment concept, arguing for a different kind of attachment. The aim of this work was to organize and categorize the main conceptual and empirical issues of Meyer and Allen's (1991) three-component model, as a necessary perspective for a better understanding of current research and alternatives for the research agenda in this area. Investigations and theoretical debates about commitment, published until 2009, from Brazil and other countries, were articulated to provide an analysis that proposes the revision of the three-dimensional model and the split of the continuance component from the commitment concept.