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The Effect of Learning Organization Construction and Learning Orientation on Organizational Effectiveness among Hospital Nurses

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2010;16(3):267-275.
Published online: September 30, 2010

1Associate Professor, Division of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea.

2Research Professor, Department of Biostatistics, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.

Correspondence: Kang, Kyeong Hwa. Division of Nursing, Hallym University, 39 Hallymdahak-gil, Chuncheon, 200-702, Korea. Tel: 82-33-248-2716, Fax: 82-33-248-2734, kkh05@hallym.ac.kr
• Received: June 26, 2010   • Revised: August 30, 2010   • Accepted: September 13, 2010

Copyright © 2010 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    This study conducted to identify the effect of learning organization construction and learning orientation on organizational effectiveness among hospital nurses.
  • Method
    Data was collected from convenient sample of 296 nurses who worked for the major hospitals in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do and Gangwoen-do. The self-reported questionnaire was used to assess the general characteristics, the level of the learning organization construction, learning orientation and organizational effectiveness. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression.
  • Result
    The mean score of learning organization construction was 3.61(±.32), learning orientation got 3.26(±.39), and organizational effectiveness obtained 3.38(±.42). The learning organization construction affects of organizational effectiveness by 44.18% and learning orientation by 37.43%.
  • Conclusion
    This finding indicates that learning organization construction and learning orientation affects the nurses' organizational effectiveness in hospital.
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Table 1
General characteristics of subjects (n=294)
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Table 2
Level of learning organization construction, learning orientation, organizational effectiveness (n=294)
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Table 3
Correlations among learning organization, learning orientation and organizational effectiveness (n=294)
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Table 4
Factors predicting organizational effectiveness (n=294)
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Table 5
Factors predicting organizational commitment (n=294)
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Table 6
Factors predicting Innovative operations (n=294)
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    The Effect of Learning Organization Construction and Learning Orientation on Organizational Effectiveness among Hospital Nurses

    General characteristics of subjects (n=294)

    Level of learning organization construction, learning orientation, organizational effectiveness (n=294)

    Correlations among learning organization, learning orientation and organizational effectiveness (n=294)

    Factors predicting organizational effectiveness (n=294)

    a : Reference Category

    Factors predicting organizational commitment (n=294)

    a : Reference Category

    Factors predicting Innovative operations (n=294)

    a : Reference Category

    Table 1 General characteristics of subjects (n=294)

    Table 2 Level of learning organization construction, learning orientation, organizational effectiveness (n=294)

    Table 3 Correlations among learning organization, learning orientation and organizational effectiveness (n=294)

    Table 4 Factors predicting organizational effectiveness (n=294)

    a : Reference Category

    Table 5 Factors predicting organizational commitment (n=294)

    a : Reference Category

    Table 6 Factors predicting Innovative operations (n=294)

    a : Reference Category

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