The Effect Nursing Organizational Culture on Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention in General Hospital : The Mediating Effect of Empowerment

Abstract

The objective of this study is to identify the relationship between nursing organizational culture and job satisfaction and turnover intention. Furthermore this study analyzed the mediating effect of empowerment on the relationship between two variables. Data were collected by self-administered questionnaires. Structural Equation Modeling(SEM) analysis was conducted. The major findings of this study are as follows: nursing organizational culture having a positive effect on empowerment and organizational effectiveness. The empowerment as a mediating role between nursing organizational culture and job satisfaction and turnover intention was statistically significant. This finding showed that desirable organizational culture and improvement of empowerment is necessary to maintain nursing staff's organizational loyalty and eventually to improve total organizational performance.