The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting the innovative behavior of nurses and to develop interventions for nurses through understanding of the paths and effects between related variables.
A hypothetical model was constructed on ...
The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting the innovative behavior of nurses and to develop interventions for nurses through understanding of the paths and effects between related variables.
A hypothetical model was constructed on the basis of Scott & Bruce’s innovative behavior model(1994), Blakeney’s innovation-
creativity-environment model(2009), and a review of the literature on innovative behavior.
The exogenous variables of the hypothetical model were self-leadership, knowledge sharing of individuals, and knowledge sharing of organizations. The endogenous variables of the hypothetical model were creative self-efficacy, innovative organization culture, and individual innovative behavior.
Data were collected between March 25 and April 6, 2014. Data were collected using a self-report survey. The subjects were nurses working at the general hospital with 300 or more hospital beds. Of the 425 distributed questionnaires, 347 without any missing data were used for the analysis.
To examine individual innovative behavior, a translated version of the 14-item questionnaire developed by Kleysen & Street(2001) was used. To examine creative self-efficacy, a translated version of the 8-item questionnaire developed by Carmeli & Schaubroeck(2007) was used. To assess self-leadership, the 18-item questionnaire developed by Manz (1983) and modified by Kim(2003) and Cho(2003) was used. To examine knowledge sharing of individual, a modified version of the developed by Bae(2005) was used. To examine knowledge sharing of organization and knowledge sharing of organization, this study used respectively the 5-item and 9-item questionnaire developed by Bae (2005). To investigate innovative organization culture, the 5-item questionnaire selected by Kwon(2011) based on studies by Cameron and Quinn(1999), and Kim and Lee(1997) was used. The Cronbach’s α scores for these scales ranged from .68 to .95. Data were subjected to descriptive analysis and path analysis, using SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 21.0.
The study findings were as follows:
1. The model showed a much better fit(GFI = 1.000, AGFI = .999, RMR = .046, RMSEA ≤ .001) with the empirical data than the hypothetical model.
2. The variables directly affecting creative self-efficacy were self-leadership(β = .522, p < .05) and knowledge sharing of individual(β = .126, p < .05). These variables explained 37.5% creative self-efficacy.
3. The variables directly affecting innovative organization culture were knowledge sharing of organization(β = .419, p < .05) and self-leadership (β = .113, p < .05). These variables explained 24.4% of innovative organization culture.
4. The variables directly affecting individual innovative behavior were knowledge of individual(β = .406, p < .05), self-leadership(β = .325, p < .05), creative self-efficacy(β = .251, p < .05), and innovative organization culture(β = .141, p < .05). These variables explained 51.6% of individual innovative behavior.
In conclusion, self-leadership, creative self-efficacy, and knowledge sharing of individual were shown to have a direct effect on individual innovative behavior, necessitating the development of various nursing interventions. Thus, in order to promote the innovative behavior of nurses, an knowledge sharing of organization must be established through the distribution of innovative organization culture.
The innovative behavior of nurses and related factors were investigated, and the causal relationships among as well as effects of these variables were analyzed. The results of this study may contribute to the effective management of the individual and organization through the innovative behavior of nurses, and ultimately, provide directions for nursing interventions as well as qualified nursing for the patient.