Organizational Culture, Individual Innovation and their relation to Nursing Staff’s Work Engagement

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing - Beni-Suef University,

2 Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing - Mansoura University

Abstract

Background: Organizational culture supports nursing staff in their organization
and significantly improves their individual innovation and work engagement.Aim:
Investigating organizational culture, individual innovation and their relation to nursing
staff’s work engagement. Methods: A descriptive, correlational study design was
conducted with a convenient sample of (185) nursing staff at Kafr El Sheikh University
Hospital. Data was collected using an Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument,
Individual Innovation Scale and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Results: Confirmed that
majority of nursing staff have high level of perception about organizational culture, more
than half of them had highly innovative level and more than two third of nursing staff have
high level of work engagement. There was highly statistically significant positive
correlations were found between organizational culture and individual innovation with
work engagement. Conclusion: It was concluded that nursing staff at Kafr El Sheikh
Hospital had high perception of organizational culture, highly innovative level and had
high level of work engagement. Recommendations: The study recommended that
incorporate culture in the hospital policy by giving the chance to every staff in the hospital
to participate in decision making. Provide training programs about the importance of
creativity for enhancing hospital ability and efficiency, and how mangers can use their
problem solving styles effectively. Develop a mentorship program where more experienced
nursing staff act as models and mentors to the new nursing staff in the profession to
empower and motivate them to remain in their work.

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