Nassiwa, Twesigye Juliet2025-12-102025-12-102024-10Nassiwa, T. J. (2024). Human resource policies and affective commitment of health tutors in private nursing and midwifery training institutions in Kampala city, Uganda.Kyambogo University (Unpublished work).https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/2689xiii, various pagesThe study sought to investigate the influence of human resource policies on affective commitment of health tutors in private Nursing and Midwifery Training Institutions (NMTs) in Kampala City. The specific objectives of the study were;( a) to explore the perception of heads of private NMTs on the relevance of compensation, staff development and promotion policies on health tutors ' affective commitment (b) to examine the relationship between compensation policy and affective commitment of health tutors in private NMTs ( c) to determine the relationship between staff development policy and affective commitment of health tutors in private NMTs and (d) to explore the relationship between promotion policy and affective commitment of health tutors in private NMTs in Kampala City. The study adopted a mixed methods approach with primary emphasis on quantitative methods complemented by qualitative methods using an embedded research design. Data was collected from 192 randomly selected health tutors and eight heads of private NMTs using Self-Administered Questionnaires (SAQs) and interview guides respectively. Descriptive and inferential data analysis was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists Version 25. Descriptive data analysis involved the use of frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. Inferential data analysis involved the use of Pearson's correlation and simple regression analysis of prediction for bivariate and multivariate data respectively to examine the relationship between the study variables. Responses from the heads of the institutions were analysed in a narrative form to complement quantitative data. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between compensation policy (r= 0.378, p = 0.000 < 0.05), staff development policy (r= 0. 416, p = 0.000 < 0.05), promotion policy (r = 0. 373, p = 0.000 < 0.05) and affective commitment of health tutors. The study also revealed that only promotion policy was a significant predictor of health tutors ' affective commitment (p = 0.257, p =0.006 < 0.05) while Compensation Policy (p = -0 .003, p = 0.0976 > 0.05) and staff development Policy (p = 0.084, p = 0.40 l > 0.05) were insignificant in predicting health tutors' affective Commitment. It was therefore concluded that compensation, staff development and promotion policies significantly influence affective commitment of health tutors in private NMTs. The study recommended that managers of private training institutions should revise their compensation policies to ensure that they are competitive, aligned with the market standards, fair and transparent. Training institutions should also prioritise staff development by providing opportunities and resources for continuous learning and skills enhancement. Furthermore, the institutions should establish clear, transparent and merit-based criteria for promotions. All policies should be clearly communicated and consistently applied to all employees to enhance their affective commitment and ultimately improve the quality of Nursing and Midwifery training.enPersonnel managementHuman capitalManagementOrganizational commitmentEmployee attitude surveysThesis