Extreme work environment and career commitment of nurses: empirical evidence from Egypt and Peru
International Journal of Organizational Analysis
ISSN: 1934-8835
Article publication date: 8 February 2023
Issue publication date: 12 January 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aim to analyse the motives behind the commitment of nurses to their profession despite their intense job duties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Design/methodology/approach
The empirical sample comprises of 35 semi-structured interviews with public sector hospital nurses in under-researched contexts of Egypt and Peru.
Findings
Three types of motives were found to play a critical role in nurses’ commitment to their profession despite the difficulties associated with extreme work conditions. These factors include cultural (religious values, governmental coercion), contextual (limited education, organisational support) and personal (good nurse identity, submissive nature) dimensions.
Originality/value
This paper is one of the pioneering works to link existing literature streams on career commitment, extreme jobs, extreme context and management under disruptions (particularly COVID-19) by analysing these aspects in the under-researched Peruvian and Egyptian contexts.
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Citation
Mousa, M., Arslan, A., Abdelgaffar, H., Seclen Luna, J.P. and De la Gala Velasquez, B.R.D. (2024), "Extreme work environment and career commitment of nurses: empirical evidence from Egypt and Peru", International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 32 No. 1, pp. 58-79. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-08-2022-3400
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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