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Mohammad Kazem Rahimi1 
, Tahereh Shafaghat1 , Saeideh Hossein Zade2 , Elham Khaledi3 , Hasan Jafari *4
, Tahereh Shafaghat1 , Saeideh Hossein Zade2 , Elham Khaledi3 , Hasan Jafari *4
1- Health Policy and Management Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran; Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2- Health Services Management, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
3- Student Research Committee, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4- Health Policy and Management Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran; Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran ,Jafary_h@yahoo.com
2- Health Services Management, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
3- Student Research Committee, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4- Health Policy and Management Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran; Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran ,
Abstract: (318 Views)
Background: To have a growing society, we must have healthy organizations. The existence of a healthy organization provides the foundation for the emergence of employees’ talents, and managers encourage staff to present new ideas. This research was designed and conducted to investigate the status of Organizational Health (OH) and Organizational Entrepreneurship (OE) among the nurses of Afshar Hospital in Yazd city in 2024.
Methods: The present study was an applied and descriptive type conducted via cluster random sampling among 190 nurses. The standard instruments used were the Hoy and Feldman Organizational Health Questionnaire and the Margaret Hill Organizational Entrepreneurship Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 27 and included the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test.
Results: In total, 74.7% were male, and the majority were between 31 and 35 years old (40.5%) in terms of age, held a Bachelor’s degree (85.3%), and had 6 to 10 years of work experience (40%). The mean score for OH was 151.57 ± 5.75 (moderately high level), and the mean score for OE was 131.42 ± 7.49 (good level). Furthermore, among the demographic variables, marital status and level of education showed a significant difference in organizational health (P = 0.039 and P < 0.001). Regarding OE, the variables of gender (P < 0.001), educational status (P = 0.018), work unit (P = 0.006), and work experience (P = 0.029) also showed a significant difference.
Conclusion: Considering the status of both variables, managers and decision-makers must strive to improve the status of both, such as through consultation classes, practical workshops, and recreational camps—as well as utilizing management strategies like participative management, delegation of authority to personnel, having a reward system, and providing staff access so that we can witness organizational progress and personnel satisfaction.
Methods: The present study was an applied and descriptive type conducted via cluster random sampling among 190 nurses. The standard instruments used were the Hoy and Feldman Organizational Health Questionnaire and the Margaret Hill Organizational Entrepreneurship Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 27 and included the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test.
Results: In total, 74.7% were male, and the majority were between 31 and 35 years old (40.5%) in terms of age, held a Bachelor’s degree (85.3%), and had 6 to 10 years of work experience (40%). The mean score for OH was 151.57 ± 5.75 (moderately high level), and the mean score for OE was 131.42 ± 7.49 (good level). Furthermore, among the demographic variables, marital status and level of education showed a significant difference in organizational health (P = 0.039 and P < 0.001). Regarding OE, the variables of gender (P < 0.001), educational status (P = 0.018), work unit (P = 0.006), and work experience (P = 0.029) also showed a significant difference.
Conclusion: Considering the status of both variables, managers and decision-makers must strive to improve the status of both, such as through consultation classes, practical workshops, and recreational camps—as well as utilizing management strategies like participative management, delegation of authority to personnel, having a reward system, and providing staff access so that we can witness organizational progress and personnel satisfaction.
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