Leveraging Supervisor Knowledge Sharing Behavior and Organizational Absorptive Capacity on Nurses’ Creativity

Background. Nurses’ creativity is an imperative necessity for healthcare organizations to grow. The creative abilities of nurses are affected by many factors; some of these factors are stimulants and some of these are inhibitors. Supervisors’ knowledge sharing behavior and the capacity to absorb new...

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Published in:Journal of nursing management 2024-03, Vol.2024, p.1-13
Main Authors: Abdelwahab Ibrahim El-Sayed, Ahmed, Ahmed Mohamed Elbassal, Nariman, Ahmed Alsenany, Samira, Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, Sally
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Competitive advantage
Creativity
Explicit knowledge
Health care industry
Hospitals
Medical personnel
Nursing
Nursing administration
Nursing care
Organization development
Stimulants
Supervisors
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Summary:Background. Nurses’ creativity is an imperative necessity for healthcare organizations to grow. The creative abilities of nurses are affected by many factors; some of these factors are stimulants and some of these are inhibitors. Supervisors’ knowledge sharing behavior and the capacity to absorb new knowledge and technologies are important factors in the recent era that delineate the creativity of nurses. Aim of the Study. Assess the effect of supervisor knowledge sharing behavior and organizational absorptive capacity on nurses' creativity. Method. Cross-sectional multicenter descriptive correlational exploratory research design was used to conduct the study. Data were collected conveniently from 700 nurses recruited from five large hospitals at Alexandria, Egypt, using three self-administered printed questionnaires. Findings were investigated via descriptive and inferential statistics as well as structured equation modeling. Results. Nurses’ creativity was positively associated with supervisor knowledge sharing behavior and organizational absorptive behavior (r = 0.619, p value
ISSN:0966-0429
1365-2834
DOI:10.1155/2024/5480761