The Impact of Leadership Competence on Enhancing Organizational Commitment among Employees at The Maternity and Children's Hospital in Tartous

Abstract

This research aimed to determine the impact of leadership competence on enhancing organizational commitment (its dimensions: affective commitment, normative commitment, and continuous commitment) among employees at the Tartous Maternity and Children's Hospital. The researcher employed a descriptive methodology, utilizing a questionnaire to gather the opinions of the study sample. The questionnaire was distributed to a purposive sample of 103 employees across all job specialties (technical, administrative, nursing, and medical) at the Tartous Maternity and Children's Hospital. The SPSS 22 statistical analysis program was used for statistical characterization and hypothesis testing.

The research reached a set of results, the most important of which are: the presence of leadership competence and organizational commitment at the Maternity and Children’s Hospital in Tartous, and the existence of a statistically significant effect of leadership competence in promoting organizational commitment in its dimensions (emotional commitment, normative commitment, continuous commitment) among employees at the Maternity and Children’s Hospital in Tartous..