The Effects of Organizational Climate on Organizational Creativity Perceptions of Nurses

• Published in: Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 10 - 19
• Main Authors: Zeynep Ersay Önal, Yılda Arzu Aba
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association of Nurse Managers 01.04.2023
• Subjects: creativity; nursing; organization; organization climate; organizational creativity
• ISSN: 2149-018X
• DOI: 10.54304/SHYD.2023.70048

Aim: The study was conducted in order to examine the effect of the organizational climate on organizational creativity perceptions in nurses. Method: The research, planned in the descriptive correlational design, was carried out on 625 nurses in two public hospitals in Kocaeli province. The data were collected using an occupational and personal characteristics questionnaire, the Organizational Climate Scale, and the Organizational Creativity Scale. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical analyses, Shapiro-Wilk test, independent-sample t-test, Mann-Withney U test, one-way ANOVA, Games-Howell test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Dunn-Bonferroni test, Pearson correlation analysis, Spearman correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis were used. Results: The mean total score of the Organizational Climate Scale was 2.90 (SD=0.29) and the Organizational Creativity Scale was 124.42 (SD=15.18). In the study, it was determined that the perception of organizational climate was at a low level in 1.3% of nurses, a medium level in 97.3%, and a high level in 1.4%. A moderate, significant relationship was found between the nurses' total score of organizational climate and the total score of organizational creativity (r=0.492; p<0.01). It was determined that the model created for perceptions of organizational creativity was statistically significant and the independent variables in the model explained 29.8% of the variance of the dependent variable (R2=0.298; F=23.708; p<0.01). Conclusion: It has been observed that the nurses' organizational climate levels and perceptions of organizational creativity are moderate, and the perception of organizational creativity increases as the level of organizational climate increases. The regression analysis model shows that organizational creativity perceptions of nurses are determined by the levels of organizational commitment, supportive climate, human relations, negative interaction, and innovative climate.