Green Management and Its Effect on Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Staff Nurses

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 M.S.C. Nursing Administration

2 Professor of Nursing Administration - Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University

Abstract

Background: Green management practices and green behavior are important components of organizational sustainability, particularly in the healthcare. The adoption of organizational citizenship behavior helps organizations improve their green management. Aim: The study’s aim was to assess the effect of green management on organizational citizenship behavior among staff nurses. Research design: This study's methodology was a descriptive correlational approach. Setting: This study was carried out in Al-Ahrar Teaching Hospital. Subjects: The study subjects included 85 staff nurses out of 110 who are working in the designated setting. Tools of data collection: Employee green behaviors scale and organizational citizenship behavior scale were used to gather data. Result: (5.9%) of the staff nurses reported high degree of total employee green behavior level. While, minority (7.1%) of them had high level of total organizational citizenship behavior, and (57.6%) of studied staff nurses exhibited low level of total organizational citizenship behavior. Conclusion: Green management and organizational citizenship behavior among staff nurses were statistically significantly correlated. Recommendations: Developing staff nurses’ green management practices and knowledge. Providing workshops on organizational sustainability and nurses' green behavior guidelines. Establishing an ongoing training for enhancing staff nurses’ organizational citizenship behavior.

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