Nurse managers perform better when organisational fit is stronger, study finds
Balıkesir University (BAUN) academics have published a study in a Q2-ranked international journal showing that person-organisation fit plays a decisive role in the relationship between organisational agility and individual work performance among nurse managers.
The study was led by Associate Professor Ayşe Karadaş from BAUN’s Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, and Assistant Professor Mehmet Gülşen from the Department of Medical Services and Techniques at İvrindi Vocational School of Health Services. Also contributing to the research were Assistant Professor Seda Değirmenci Öz and Lecturer Serpil Subaşı Çağlar from Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University.
Their paper, titled “The Relationship Between Organizational Agility and Individual Work Performance in Nurse Managers: The Mediator Role of Person‐Organization Fit”, has been published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, a Q2 journal listed among the upper tiers of international academic rankings.
Assistant Professor Mehmet Gülşen said the findings were important for understanding the link between organisational processes and performance.
Speaking about the study, Dr Gülşen said the multi-centre research examined the role of person-organisation fit in the relationship between organisational agility and individual work performance among nurse managers. He said the research was carried out with nurse managers working in four public hospitals and two university hospitals across two provincial centres. Levels of person-organisation fit, individual work performance and organisational agility were assessed using a range of measurement scales.
The analyses showed that organisational agility had a significant and positive effect on person-organisation fit, he said.
Dr Gülşen added that the findings suggest increasing organisational agility strengthens employees’ alignment with their institution, which in turn has a positive effect on performance. He said the results could help inform the improvement of management processes in healthcare institutions.
He also noted that person-organisation fit had a significant effect on individual work performance, and that the impact of organisational agility on performance occurred indirectly through person-organisation fit.
Article link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jep.70418
