Aim: This study aimed to explore the effect of training on organizational commitment, the mediating effect of employability and the moderating role of person-organization fit.
Design: A correctional cross-sectional research design was adopted for this study.
Methods: A questionnaire-based survey of 859 nurses in a public hospital in Western China was conducted to identify their perceptions of training, employability, organizational commitment and person-organization fit. Hierarchical linear regression and conditional process analysis on moderated mediation were performed.
Results: Training had a positive effect on organizational commitment (p < .01). Internal and external employability mediated the relationship between training and organizational commitment (p < .01). Person-organization fit enhanced the indirect effect of training on organizational commitment through external employability (p < .05).
Keywords: employability; moderated mediation; nurse training; organizational commitment; person-organization fit.
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