The mediating role of empowering workers in the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment to the Ministry of Health and Social Care - North Kordofan State

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the mediating role of empowering workers in the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment at the Ministry of Health and Social Development - North Kordofan State. The descriptive approach was used, the study relied on a non-probability sample (soft) and a questionnaire was designed to collect data, where (60) questionnaires were distributed and (56) questionnaires were recovered from them at a rate of (93%). Building the study model and developing hypotheses based on the literature of previous studies. To analyze the data and test the hypotheses, descriptive statistics methods, simple linear regression, percentages, deviations, and averages were used. And analytical statistics methods, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, path analysis correlation through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results of the study showed that delegation of authority mediates the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment after (standard commitment) a total mediation, where the values ​​of the significance level were less than the level of The adopted significance was (0.05), where the calculated F value was (20.324) with a significance level of (sig=.000). The results also indicated that there is a positive, significant relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment, in the dimension of commitment (normative), where the calculated F value reached (29.886) with a level of significance (sig=.000). The study recommended the importance of the Ministry of Health and Social Development delegating sufficient powers to employees and their participation in decision-making so that this leads to job satisfaction and thus a sense of belonging to the Ministry.