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Change Commitment and Learning Orientation as Factors Affecting the Innovativeness of Clinical Nurses

Kyeong Hwa Kang1, Yu Kyung Ko2
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2013;19(3):404-413.
Published online: June 30, 2013

1Division of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Ko, Yu Kyung. Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksandae-ro, Iksan 570-749, Korea. Tel: +82-63-850-6012, Fax: +82-63-850-6060, yukyko@wku.ac.kr
• Received: March 22, 2013   • Revised: May 3, 2013   • Accepted: May 31, 2013

Copyright © 2013 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    The aim of this study was to identify the effects of change commitment and learning orientation on the innovativeness of clinical nurse.
  • Methods
    The participants in this study were 268 nurses, working in hospitals in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Gangwon Provinces, and Daejeon City. Data were collected from June to August, 2012. A structured questionnaire was used for data collect and data was analyzed using the SPSS/WIN program.
  • Results
    The most significant predictors of innovativeness were education, normative commitment, continuance commitment and learning commitment. Continuance commitment negatively correlated with innovativeness.
  • Conclusion
    These findings suggest that nurses' commitment to change and learning commitment were strongly linked to innovativeness. Management-level workers in these hospitals should have the skills and strategies to promote commitment to change include developing positive expectations about change positive outcomes.
  • Key Words: Change commitment; Learning orientation; Innovativeness; Nurse

This research was supported by Hallym University Research Fund (HRF-2011-040).

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Table 1
General Characteristics of the Participants (N=268)†
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†Missing data excluded.

Table 2
Degree of Change Commitment, Learning Orientation, and Innovativeness of the Participants (N=268)
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Table 3
Differences in Innovativeness by Participants' Demographic Characteristics (N=268)
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a, b, c: Scheffe test.

Table 4
Correlation among Change Commitment, Learning Orientation and Innovativeness (N=268)
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1=Affective commitment; 2=Continuance commitment; 3=Normative commitment; 4=Learning commitment; 5=Sharing vision; 6=Openness; 7=Innovativeness.

Table 5
Hierarchical Regression Analysis on Innovativeness (N=261)
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SE=standard error.

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    General Characteristics of the Participants (N=268)†

    †Missing data excluded.

    Degree of Change Commitment, Learning Orientation, and Innovativeness of the Participants (N=268)

    Differences in Innovativeness by Participants' Demographic Characteristics (N=268)

    a, b, c: Scheffe test.

    Correlation among Change Commitment, Learning Orientation and Innovativeness (N=268)

    1=Affective commitment; 2=Continuance commitment; 3=Normative commitment; 4=Learning commitment; 5=Sharing vision; 6=Openness; 7=Innovativeness.

    Hierarchical Regression Analysis on Innovativeness (N=261)

    SE=standard error.
    Table 1 General Characteristics of the Participants (N=268)†

    †Missing data excluded.

    Table 2 Degree of Change Commitment, Learning Orientation, and Innovativeness of the Participants (N=268)

    Table 3 Differences in Innovativeness by Participants' Demographic Characteristics (N=268)

    a, b, c: Scheffe test.

    Table 4 Correlation among Change Commitment, Learning Orientation and Innovativeness (N=268)

    1=Affective commitment; 2=Continuance commitment; 3=Normative commitment; 4=Learning commitment; 5=Sharing vision; 6=Openness; 7=Innovativeness.

    Table 5 Hierarchical Regression Analysis on Innovativeness (N=261)

    SE=standard error.

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