Work design, entrepreneurial leadership, and innovative work behavior as perceived by staff nurses

Abstract

Background Health care organizations that need to be competitive should pay attention to the creation of constructive work design and support effective entrepreneurial leadership to enhance staff nurses’ ability to face challenges in their work environment and develop their innovative behavior and performance. Aim The current study research was carried out to assess work design, entrepreneurial leadership, and innovative work behavior as perceived by staff nurses. Setting This study was done at New Kasr AL-Aini Teaching Hospital, affiliated to Cairo University. Research design This study had a descriptive correlation design. Sample At the time of data collection, a convenience sample of 200 staff nurses who volunteered to participate in the study was included. Tools Data were collected using three tools as follows: (a) job design questionnaire, (b) entrepreneurial leadership questionnaire, and (c) innovative work behavior questionnaire. Results The study results revealed that the total mean percentages for job design, entrepreneurial leadership, and innovative work behaviors were 74.20, 75.25, and 73.87%, respectively. There was no statistically significant correlation between the total perception of staff nurses’ job design and their total perception of entrepreneurial leadership and innovative work behaviors (r=0.08, P=023 and r=0.02, P=0.84, respectively). Only a statistically significant relation (r=0.85 and P=0.00) existed between staff nurses’ overall perceptions of entrepreneurial leadership and innovative work behaviors. Conclusion: data of the present study concluded that there was no statistically significant correlation between total perception of staff nurses’ job design and their total perception of entrepreneur leadership and innovative work behaviors. However, only a statistically significant relationship was found between overall perceptions of entrepreneurial leadership and innovative work behaviors among staff nurses. Recommendations Hospital administrators should ensure that the staff job designs are well designed to increase staff innovative behaviors. Support the adoption of entrepreneurial leadership to achieve the organization’s objectives. Educational programs for nurses’ innovative development should be planned by hospital management. Nurse leaders must realize their critical role in designing procedures that allow nurses to think more creatively and generate new ideas.