Examining the Relationship Between Communication and Information Sharing and Organisational Ambidexterity: A Study on Nurses in TRC1 Region

Year 2023, Volume: 31 Issue: 55, 11 - 35, 31.01.2023

Gülşen Kırpık Yasin Çetin

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2023.01.01

Cited By: 1

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the relationship between communication and knowledge-sharing levels and organisational ambidexterity levels of nurses working in university hospitals in the TRC1 (Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis) Region of Turkey. Through simple random sampling, 318 nurses working in university hospitals in the TRC1 Region were reached. As a result of the analysis, a positive linear and significant relationship was determined between communication and information sharing and organisational ambidexterity. In addition, it is a remarkable result of this study that the communication, knowledge sharing, and organisational ambidexterity levels of the Y-generation nurses are at the lowest level compared to the other generation nurses.

Keywords

Communication and Information Sharing, Organisational Ambidexterity, Nurse

İletişim ve Bilgi Paylaşımı ile Örgütsel Ustalık Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi: TRC1 Bölgesi Hemşireleri Üzerinde Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye'nin TRC1 (Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis) bölgesindeki üniversite hastanelerinde çalışan hemşirelerin iletişim ve bilgi paylaşım düzeyleri ile örgütsel ustalık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Basit tesadüfi örnekleme yoluyla TRC1 Bölgesi'ndeki üniversite hastanelerinde çalışan 318 hemşireye ulaşılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda iletişim ve bilgi paylaşımı ile örgütsel ustalık arasında pozitif yönde doğrusal ve anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmıştır. Ayrıca Y kuşağı hemşirelerin iletişim, bilgi paylaşımı ve örgütsel ustalık düzeylerinin diğer kuşak hemşirelere göre en düşük düzeyde olması bu çalışmanın dikkat çekici bir sonucudur.

Keywords

İletişim ve Bilgi Paylaşımı, Örgütsel Ustalık, Hemşire

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