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http://dx.doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.20220020

Correlation between leader's political skills (LPS) on job satisfaction and organizational commitment in dental hygienists  

Yoon, Na-Na (Department of Dental Hygiene, Masan University)
Lee, Jung-Hwa (Department of Dental Hygiene, Dong-eui University)
Kim, Nam-Suk (Department of Dental Hygiene, Dong-eui University)
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Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene / v.22, no.3, 2022 , pp. 181-188 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the influences of leader's political skills (LPS) on job satisfaction and organizational commitment in dental hygienists. Methods: A self-administrated questionnaire was conducted form April 1 to May 31 2020 by 209 dental hygienists in Seoul, Busan and South Gyeongsang. LPS, job satisfaction, organizational commitment were evaluated on the LPS scale, job descriptive index (JDI) and organizational commitment scale, respectively, each on five-point scale. Data were subjected to descriptive analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analysis. Results: The overall LPS, job satisfaction and organizational commitment level of subjects were 3.53±0.63, 3.18±0.51 and 3.27±0.63. The influential factors for LPS, job satisfaction and organizational commitment were Networking ability (subcategory of LPS). Conclusions: Leaders should use the knowledge and activities newly introduced from various networks to fit the dental hospital so that members can display their more professional abilities to increase job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
Keywords
Dental hygienists; Job satisfaction; Leader's political skills (LPS); Organizational commitment;
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