This study examined the relationship of managerial strategy and nursin
g commitment in Australian hospitals, The general principles of manage
rial strategy and employee response were illustrated and the meaning o
f commitment and resistance were defined. Data were collected by quest
ionnaire survey and interviews, The result demonstrated that the middl
e manager/nurse unit manager played an important role in generating nu
rsing commitment in the workplace. Trust and identification were the m
ost relevant components of nursing commitment. However, the study also
found that there was still a high degree of distrust between senior m
anagement and nurses. Change strategies which nurse managers could app
ly to promote greater organizational commitment in nursing are discuss
ed.