Human resource development climate and organizational commitment as predictors of work engagement of nurses

The present study attempted to examine whether HRD climate and organizational commitment can predict work engagement of nurses. The participants constituted 200 nurses working at various hospitals across Kerala, including both government and private sector. Standardized instruments viz., Human Resource Development Climate, Organizational Commitment and Work Engagement were used. Pearson correlation and regression were performed for data analyses. Results revealed that HRD climate and organizational commitment of nurses contribute very less to the work engagement of nurses. Though contradictory to the findings of previous researches, the present study is of note for its theoretical and practical implication and also calls for more confirmatory studies in this line, and there is genuine need to revisit the perception of custom focus on work relatedindividual and organizational correlates on effective job performance. The findings of the study put contention over generalizing the predicting capacity of organizational commitment and HRD climate on work engagement across different organizations and underscore the relevance of considering the organizational characteristics as well as the prevailing sociopolitical scenario as important frame of reference.