The impact of organizational commitment and leader-member exchange on nurses' organizational citizenship behavior
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2015.06.022
- VernacularTitle:组织承诺及领导-成员交换关系对护士组织公民行为的影响
- Author:
Feifei CHEN
;
Pengfei DAI
;
Wei GAO
;
Ye LIU
;
Li LI
;
Jianfen JIAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nurse;
Leader;
Organizational commitment;
Organizational citizenship behavior
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2015;31(6):454-456
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective The study aimed to explore the relationship between organizational commit ment,leader-member exchange and nurses' organizational citizenship behavior based on an empirical study.Methods A total of 264 nurses recruited from four general hospitals were investigated with the Organizational Commitment Scale,Leader-Member Exchange Scale,and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale.Results Affective organizational commitment and leader-member exchange correlated with every factor of organizational citizenship behavior.Both affective organizational commitment and leader-member exchange predicted the variance of identification with organization 0.29,altruism toward colleagues 0.06,interpersonal harmony 0.09,protecting organizational resources 0.12,and conscientiousness 0.28.Conclusions Affective organizational commitment and leader-member exchange had a positive influence on nurses' organizational citizenship behavior,thus,hospital managers should strengthen nurses' affective organizational commitment and leader-member exchange to promote their organizational citizenship behaviors.
