Effect of a Nursing Practice Environment on Nursing Job Performance and Organizational Commitment: Focused on the Mediating Effects of Job Embeddedness
10.11111/jkana.2019.25.3.208
- Author:
Shin Hee KIM
1
;
Sook Kyoung PARK
;
Myung Ha LEE
Author Information
1. Kunsan College of Nursing, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Work environment;
Work performance;
Organizational commitment;
Job embeddedness
- MeSH:
Korea;
Negotiating;
Nursing;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Work Performance
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2019;25(3):208-219
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to test the mediating effect of job embeddedness in the relationship between nursing practice environment on nursing job performance and organizational commitment. METHODS: For this study a descriptive design with survey method was utilized. Participants were 192 clinical nurses recruited from 2 hospitals in A, B city and J province in Korea. From June, 6 to 24, 2018, a questionnaire scale was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and liner regression analysis. RESULTS: There were significant positive relationships for nursing job performance and organizational commitment with nursing practice environment. In addition, job embeddedness had a full mediating role in the relationship between nursing practice environment and nursing job performance, and a partial mediation effect in nursing practice environment and organizational commitment. CONCLUSION: The purpose of this study was to identify the mediating effects of job embeddedness and to find ways to improve organizational commitment, which is a useful variable to predict performance outcomes, nurse job performance and job behavior of organizational members. Also, the study results can be used as basic data for nursing manpower management strategies.
