The Impact Of Occupational Stress On Employee’s Job Satisfaction And Organisational Commitment Among Nurses In Kampala District. A Case Study Of Majundye Division

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION i

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

LIST OF TABLES v

TABLE OF CONTENT vi

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 3

1.3 Purpose of the study 3

1.4.0 General objective of the study 3

1.4.1 Specific objectives 3

1.5. Research questions 4

1.5.0 Scope ofthe study 4

1.5.1 Geographical scope 4

1.5.2 Content scope 4

1.5.3 Time scope 4

1.6 Significance of the study 4

1.7 Limitation of the study 5

CHAPTER TWO 6

LITERATURE REVIEW 6

2.0 Introduction 6

2.1 Understanding occupational stress among nurses 6

2.2 Impact of occupational stress on employee’s job satisfaction and organizational

commitment 8

CHAPTER THREE 11

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 11

3.0 Introduction 11

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3.1 Research Design .11

3.2 Population of the Study 11

3.3. Sampling procedures 11

3.3.1 Sample Size 11

3.3.2 Sample Procedure 12

3.4 Tools and Instruments of data collection 12

3.5 Procedure for Data Collection 13

3.6 Reliability and validity 13

3.6.1 Validity of the instruments 13

3.6.2 Reliability 13

3.7 Analysis Tools 13

3.7.1 Editing and Spot Checking 14

3.7.2 Coding 14

3.8 Limitations and Solutions of the Study 14

3.9 Ethical considerations 14

CHAPTER FOUR 16

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS 16

4.0 Introduction 16

4.1.0 Socio-demographic Characteristics 16

4.1. Distribution of the Respondents by Gender 16

4.1.2 Distribution of the Respondents by Age 16

4.1.3 Marital status ofrespondents 17

4.1.4 Nationality of respondents 18

4.6. Relationship between occupational stress and organizational commitment 19

4.7 Impacts of occupational stress on employees job satisfaction and organizational

commitment among nurses 20

CHAPTER FIVE 21

SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 21

5.0 Introduction 21

Concussions and recommendations for poverty and school dropout 21

5.1 Summary of findings 21

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5.2 Conclusions .21

5.3 Recommendations 22

5.4 Recommendations for Future Research 22

REFERENCES 24

APPENDIX I RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS 26

APPENDIX II: BUDGET 29

APPENDIX III: TIME FRAME 30