Nursing Manager’s Transformational Leadership and Servant Leadership on Organizational Socialization of New Nurses: Mediating Effect of Collective Efficacy

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to confirm the mediating effect of group efficacy in the relationship between transformational leadership and servant leadership of nursing managers recognized by new nurses and organizational socialization of new nurses. Methods: Survey data from 121 new nurses were analyzed. The independent variables were transformational and servant leaderships, the dependent variable was the organizational socialization, and the mediating variable was the collective efficacy. The mediating effect of group efficacy in the relationship between transformational leadership, servant leadership, and organizational socialization was analyzed by hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Furthermore, the Sobel test was conducted to verify the effectiveness of the pathway. Results: In the relationship between transformational leadership, servant leadership, and organizational socialization, the collective efficacy showed partial mediating effect. Conclusion: To promote organizational socialization of new nurses, it is necessary to organize a nursing delivery system or induce an organizational atmosphere that allows the employees to perform together effectively. It is believed that managers and nurses should work co-operatively and create a model system that helps them achieve their common goals that correspond with the aims, values, and beliefs of the organization.