A Study on Nurses' Self-Leadership, Self-Esteem, and Organizational Effectiveness.
10.11111/jkana.2010.16.2.143
- Author:
Yoon Sook KANG
1
;
Yun Jung CHOI
;
Dal Lee PARK
;
In Ja KIM
Author Information
1. Red Cross College of Nursing, Korea. wisdom2323@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Leadership;
Self-esteem;
Organizational efficiency
- MeSH:
Curriculum;
Education, Continuing;
Efficiency, Organizational;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Intention;
Job Satisfaction;
Korea;
Leadership;
Motivation;
Schools, Nursing;
Students, Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2010;16(2):143-151
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to define nurses' level of self-leadership, self-esteem, and organizational effectiveness, and to examine relationships among above variables. METHODS: The subjects of this study were 313 nurses from two general hospitals located in Seoul Metropolitan area in Korea. The data was collected by self-reported instruments: Self-leadership scale, Self-esteem scale, Job satisfaction scale, Organizational commitment scale, and Turnover intention scale. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regres don u dng SPSS-PC program. RESULTS: The average scores of variables were; self-leadership, 3.72/5.00 self-esteem, 3.76/5.00 Job satisfaction, 3.36/5.00 organizational commitment, 3.29/5.00 and turnover intentioncri 2.94/5.00. Self-leadership was dgnificantly correlated to self-esteem, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention. Self-leadership, job satisfaction, and turnover intention explained 52.3% of organizational commitment. Self-leadership and organizational commitment explained 43% of turnover intention. CONCLUSIONS: It is recommended to develop standardized self-leadership curriculum in the nursing school to build a foundation of self-leadership from undergraduate nursing students. Educational programs are needed that promote nurses' self-leadership as regular continuing education. Organizational effectiveness would be improved by providing programs to enhance nurses' self-esteem, educational motivation, and organizational commitment, which boost self-leadership.
