Investigating the Relationships of Perceived Organizational Support and Corporate Culture with General Health in Public and Private Sector Nurses

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships of perceived organizational support and corporate culture with general health in public and private sector nurses in Isfahan. Participants were a randomly selected sample of 200 nurses from public and private sectors hospitals. Eisenberger perceived organizational support (1986), Cunha & Cooper corporate culture (2001), and Goldberg & Hiller general health (1979) questionnaires were used to collect the required data. The data were analyzed applying Pearson correlation, multivariate regression, and multivariate analysis of variance. A significant correlation was found between perceived organizational support as well as corporate culture and general health of nurses (p<0.05). In addition, the results of the stepwise regression showed that in the private sector corporate culture and in the public sector organizational support were predictors of general health. Comparing the public and private sector nurses, significant differences were found in the perceived organizational support between these two groups of nurses (p<0.01). It may be concluded that perceiving support from the organization and the corporation in decision makings, could help employees to increase their mental health.