J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2014 Mar;20(2):237-246.

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

• Song B
• Seomun G

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.

Keyword

Authentic leadership; Organizational justice; Organizational citizenship behaviors

MeSH Terms

Data Collection
Gyeonggi-do
Head
Hospitals, University
Humans
Leadership*
Marital Status
Surveys and Questionnaires
Seoul
Social Justice*

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