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The Impact of Entrepreneurial Leadership on Nurses’ Innovation Behavior
Author(s) -
Bagheri Afsaneh,
Akbari Morteza
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 1527-6546
DOI - 10.1111/jnu.12354
Subject(s) - entrepreneurial leadership , work (physics) , relevance (law) , psychology , health care , public relations , business , entrepreneurship , political science , mechanical engineering , finance , law , engineering
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of entrepreneurial leadership on nurses’ innovation work behavior and its dimensions. Design and Methods This cross‐sectional study employed the 10‐item Innovation Work Behavior Questionnaire and the 8‐item Entrepreneurial Leadership Questionnaire to explore the impact of entrepreneurial leadership on the innovation work behavior of 273 nurses from public and private hospitals in Iran. Findings Entrepreneurial leadership had a significant positive impact on nurses’ innovation work behavior and most strongly improved idea exploration, followed by idea generation, idea implementation, and idea championing. Conclusions Entrepreneurial leadership was effective in enhancing nurses’ innovation work behavior. More attention needs to be focused on developing entrepreneurial leadership competencies and on developing nurse leaders. Clinical Relevance Healthcare policies and strategies are needed to facilitate the implementation of entrepreneurial leadership by providing healthcare leaders with the appropriate environment.