Research Article

THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS

Volume: 8 Number: 1 April 30, 2026
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THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS

Abstract

Although organizational arrogance has been studied by various researchers, there are not enough studies in healthcare settings. Organizational arrogance can be perceived as different subgroups in an organization. The organizational arrogance scale, which has been developed by Herbin (2018), provides the opportunity to measure organizational arrogance as 3 different subgroups. Conflict in organizations has been studied by various authors in management and psychology literatures. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between organizational arrogance and organizational conflict management tendency in nurses who work in private hospitals in Istanbul, Türkiye. 454 nurses have provided data for this study. According to our research; there is not a statistical significance between organizational conflict management tendency and overconfidence in organizational capabilities (r = .04, p > .05). There is a positive, very low level statistical significance (r = .12, p < .05) between organizational conflict management tendency and dismissiveness to internal and external organizational matters. There is a negative, low level statistical significance (r = -.23, p < .05) between organizational conflict management tendency and disparagement of intraorganizational and interorganizational members. The study has derived from a PhD research, conducted in Marmara University Institute of Health Sciences.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Policy

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2026

Submission Date

February 4, 2023

Acceptance Date

February 5, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Müderrisoğlu, T., & İşci, E. (2026). THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS. Aurum Journal of Health Sciences, 8(1), 11-18. https://izlik.org/JA35EE26BC
AMA
1.Müderrisoğlu T, İşci E. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS. AJHS-A. J. Health. Sci. 2026;8(1):11-18. https://izlik.org/JA35EE26BC
Chicago
Müderrisoğlu, Tolga, and Emre İşci. 2026. “THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS”. Aurum Journal of Health Sciences 8 (1): 11-18. https://izlik.org/JA35EE26BC.
EndNote
Müderrisoğlu T, İşci E (April 1, 2026) THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS. Aurum Journal of Health Sciences 8 1 11–18.
IEEE
[1]T. Müderrisoğlu and E. İşci, “THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS”, AJHS-A. J. Health. Sci., vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 11–18, Apr. 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA35EE26BC
ISNAD
Müderrisoğlu, Tolga - İşci, Emre. “THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS”. Aurum Journal of Health Sciences 8/1 (April 1, 2026): 11-18. https://izlik.org/JA35EE26BC.
JAMA
1.Müderrisoğlu T, İşci E. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS. AJHS-A. J. Health. Sci. 2026;8:11–18.
MLA
Müderrisoğlu, Tolga, and Emre İşci. “THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS”. Aurum Journal of Health Sciences, vol. 8, no. 1, Apr. 2026, pp. 11-18, https://izlik.org/JA35EE26BC.
Vancouver
1.Tolga Müderrisoğlu, Emre İşci. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL ARROGANCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TENDENCY BETWEEN THE NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS. AJHS-A. J. Health. Sci. [Internet]. 2026 Apr. 1;8(1):11-8. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA35EE26BC