Ambidextrous Leadership and its Relation to Innovative Work Behavior among Staff Nurses | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2024, Page 1762-1772 PDF (286.69 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.386367 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Fawzia M .Badran1; Rasha Ali Abd Elhamed2 | ||||
| 1Assist. Professor of Nursing Administration Department– Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University– Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing /Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Today’s healthcare environment, ambidextrous leadership is essential for fostering innovation by balancing the exploration of new ideas with supporting existing processes and encouraging risk-taking. Aim of the study: The study aimed to investigate ambidextrous leadership and its relation to innovative work behavior among staff nurses. Research Design: A descriptive correlational design was utilized in this study. Settings: This study was conducted at Cardio Vascular Hospital, that is affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Subjects: The study included 106 of the staff nurses. Tools of data collection: Two tools namely Ambidextrous Leadership Scale and innovative work behavior scale. Results: The overall ambidextrous leadership among staff nurses shows that a notable 83.0% perceive it as high. However, the remaining 12.3% of nurses rate ambidextrous leadership as moderate, and only 4.7% as low. Moreover, 80.2% of staff nurses rate their innovative work behavior as high. Conversely, 15.1% rate their behavior as moderate, and 4.7% as low. Conclusion: A statistically significant positive correlation was found between overall ambidextrous leadership and innovative work behavior among staff nurses. Recommendation: Introduce training programs for nurse leaders to improve their ambidextrous leadership skills by emphasizing the balance between exploring new ideas and optimizing existing processes. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Ambidextrous leadership; Innovative work behavior; Staff Nurse | ||||
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