The organizational social context in public healthcare as viewed by first-line nursing managers: A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Different organizational climates and cultures appear within healthcare organizations and vary within their associated subgroups. The healthcare and nursing work environments have been studied from the individualistic perspectives rather than from organizational or nurse managers’ group perspectives. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the differentiation of organizational social contexts in hospitals. The organizational social context (OSC) measurement system was used to assess characteristics of culture, climate and morale. The data have been statistically analyzed using within-group consistency (rwg), ANOVA-based eta-squared values and interclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The results revealed that at the divisional level, the organization’s social context is different.