Influence of Types of Leadership and Organizational Culture on Innovative Behavior of Professional Staff of a General Hospital.
10.11111/jkana.2015.21.4.447
- Author:
Hyun Suk KIM
1
;
Kyeong Hwa KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, KEPCO Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Leadership;
Organizational culture;
Innovative behavior;
Nurses
- MeSH:
Education;
Hospitals, General*;
Leadership*;
Organizational Culture*;
Reward;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2015;21(4):447-456
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to identify factors affecting the innovative behavior of general hospital professional staff. METHODS: In the final analysis, the study focuses on the 442 structured questionnaires received from the professional staff (doctors, nurses, medical technicians, and administrative staff) of H Hospital, a public medical foundation. Data were collected from August 1 to 31, 2014. The SPSS/WIN 19.0 program was used for data analysis which included t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: Multiple regression showed that factors affecting innovative behavior of hospital professional staff were conditional reward, innovation-oriented culture, education, and job (Adj R2=.317). CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that it is necessary for the leader to demonstrate leadership with innovation and transaction in harmony to cultivate innovative behavior in hospital staff. Also, positive support and role in the hospital organization are fundamental to developing the strengths that each type of culture possess on the basis of the organizational culture of hospital, enabling hospital staff to exhibit their best voluntary innovative behavior.
