The Influential Factors Related to Organizational Citizenship Behavior of Nurses: With Focus on Authentic Leadership and Organizational Justice / 간호행정학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study was done to determine the influential factors related to organizational citizenship behavior of nurses with a focus on authentic leadership and organizational justice. METHODS: The study participants were 186 nurses who work at K University Hospitals in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. Data were collected in September and October, 2013. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection and data were analyzed using the SPSS/Window program. RESULTS: The factor most influential for organizational citizenship behavior was authentic leadership (beta=.371, p<.001), followed by organizational justice (beta=.221, p=.005), and marital status (beta=.142, p=.023). These factors accounted for 30.7% of the variance in organizational citizenship behavior. CONCLUSION: In order to enhance organizational citizenship behavior of nurses, strategies for human resource management, which improve the perception of head nurses' authentic leadership and organizational justice, are required.