Abstract:
Organizational commitment is a psychological construct that indicates the relative degree of
individual attachment to the organization employed and the implications for the individual's decision
to remain in the organization or not. The purpose of this explorative descriptive research is to describe
and analyze the organization commitment among the lecturers in nursing higher education in Medan.
The research used a correlation design with ex post facto research approach. The population is 165
lecturers from 11 institutions. The sampling method used a proportional stratified random sampling
considering gender, organization status and education level based. The sample involved 115
participants based on the Cochran William formula. The data collection conducted through developed
closed questionnaires and passed the validity and reliability test. The result showed that there is a high
category on organization commitment with the proportion 88.7% and empirical average is higher than
the ideal average. In addition, the caring individuals in the category above the mean ideal. Based on
the samples characteristic, the formation of commitment is not determined as gender or lecturer’s
level of education, but is determined by the status of the organization; that are public or private
institution. In detail, it is obtained that the value of the organization's commitment among three -
dimensional lecturer showed the same tendency, which is above the ideal average category. Based on
the study results, it can be explained that the organizational commitment of Nursing Higher Education
are need to be improved effectively.
