종합병원간호사의 혁신행동 영향요인에 관한 연구 = Organizational Culture and Organizational Support as Factors Affecting the Innovative Behaviors of General Hospital Nurses

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The aim of this study was to identify the effects of organizational culture and organizational support on the innovative behavior of general hospital nurses. Methods: The participants in this study were 356 nurses, working in hospitals in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Gangwon Provinces, and Daejeon City. Data were collected from June to August, 2012. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection and data was analyzed using the SPSS/WIN program. Results: The organizational culture positively correlated with innovative behavior. The most significant predictors of innovative behavior were age, organizational support and hierarchy-oriented culture. Conclusion: These findings suggest that nurses` organizational culture and organizational support were linked to innovative behavior. Management-level workers in these hospitals should have the skills and strategies to develop nurses’ innovative behavior and increases nurses’ recognition of organizational support to achieve high performance through innovation.