J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2019 Jun;25(3):157-166. 10.11111/jkana.2019.25.3.157.

Relationship between Organizational Culture and Job Satisfaction among Korean Nurses: A Meta-Analysis

• Chung HJ
• Ahn SH

• KMID: 2451692
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2019.25.3.157

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was undertaken to understand the determinants of job satisfaction for hospital nurses in Korea. Organization culture is deemed as a strong factor which contributes to overall job satisfaction.
METHODS
A systematic review was conducted using five electronic databases to identify Korean studies for the years 1998 to 2017. The Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software Ver 2.0 was then utilized in data analysis.
RESULTS
A meta-analysis of data from 36 studies indicated that the overall effect size of correlation between organizational culture and job satisfaction was moderate (ESr=.36), and publication year was negatively associated with these factors in the meta-regression model. In addition, the magnitude of the types of organizational culture and job satisfaction varied according to size of the hospitals: innovation-oriented culture for secondary hospitals (ESr=.49) and relation-oriented culture for tertiary hospitals (ESr=.46). Lastly, of four different organizational cultures, innovation-oriented culture showed the strongest correlation with job satisfaction (ESr=.50), followed by relation-oriented culture (ESr=.49), and task-oriented culture (ESr=.30).
CONCLUSION
Results indicate that nursing organization culture plays a significant role in Korean nurses' job satisfaction. The implication of the study is that creating an innovation-oriented and relation-oriented culture in hospitals may effectively promote nurses' job satisfaction more than hierarchy-oriented culture.

Keyword

Nurses; Organizational culture; Job satisfaction; Meta-analysis

MeSH Terms

Job Satisfaction*
Korea
Nursing
Organizational Culture*
Publications
Statistics as Topic
Tertiary Care Centers

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  Figure 1. Flow chart of preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA).

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  Figure 2. Publication bias by funnel plot & trim and fill method.

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