A Study of Relationships Hardiness, Coping Behaviors and Organizational Commitment of General Hospital Employees / 간호행정학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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: 196-206, 2013.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This descriptive correlation study was done to identify the hardiness, coping behavior, and organizational commitment of general hospital employees and show how these variables affect increases in role performance and problem solving ability to have a positive influence on organizational harmony.METHODS:
A quantitative, descriptive research design was used with a sample of 368 employees working in general hospitals in M and C cities. A survey was used to collect the data.RESULTS:
The score for perception of hardiness of general hospital employees was 2.85, and coping behavior was 2.40, both out of a possible 4 points, and organizational commitment, 3.03 out of a possible 5 points. There were statistically significant positive correlations between hardiness and coping behavior (r=.33, p<.001), also between hardiness and organizational commitment (r=.51, p<.001), and also between coping behavior and organizational commitment (r=.22, p<.001).CONCLUSION:
The results of the study indicate that hardiness, coping behavior, and organizational commitment in general hospital employees have positive correlations, and thus hospital administrators should explore ways of increase individual employee hardiness and coping behavior, and make efforts to harmonize their organizations by enhancing organizational commitment.
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Main subject:
Problem Solving
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Research Design
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Statistics as Topic
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Hospital Administrators
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Hospitals, General
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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