• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
• /
• v.16 no.3
• /
• pp.286-294
• /
• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of nursing competency of nurses on job satisfaction and nursing performance. Method: Using a structured questionnaire, data were collected from 368 nurses. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test and pearson correlation coefficient with SAS package were used for data analysis. Results: The total mean score for nursing competency was 2.65, with scores for subcategories as follows: ethical competency 2.74, personal competency 2.65, esthetical competency 2.64, and scientific competency 2.61. The mean score of total job satisfaction was 3.18 on a 5 point scale, and nursing performance was 2.97 on a 4 point scale. Total nursing competency and total subcategories of nursing competency perceived by nurses were positively related to job satisfaction and nursing performance. Conclusion: In conclusion, nursing competency of nurses influence job satisfaction and nursing performance. With these result, it is necessary to concentrate on improving nursing competency of nurses to increase job satisfaction and nursing performance.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
• /
• v.12 no.1
• /
• pp.193-207
• /
• 2014

This study provides job competency, self-leadership, and organizational culture as the determinants of job performance and examines interaction effects between and among determinants. Based on the empirical results, job competency and self-leadership affect job performance respectively in positive ways. but organizational culture does not. The interaction of self-leadership and organizational culture affects job performance in a positive way, whereas the interaction of job competency and self-leadership and the interaction of job competency and organizational culture do not. Also, the three-way interaction among job competency, self-leadership and organizational culture affects job performance in a positive way. It is our contribution that we introduce the factors suggested from different research streams explaining job performance and attempt to combine them in a single integrative model.

• Women's Health Nursing
• /
• v.11 no.2
• /
• pp.169-175
• /
• 2005

Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the relationships of the types of nurse staffing, the competency of nursing performance and job satisfaction by analyzing the types of nurse staffing in operating room. Method: The subjects were 472 nurses who work in operating room. The instruments used in this study were three tools: competency of nursing performance, job satisfaction and type of nurse staffing. Result: Type 4 was most in the type of nurse staffing of the subjects. According to the type of nurse staffing, the competency of nursing performance was significantly different. There was significant difference in the competency of nursing performance according to age, marital status, bachelor, employ, position, and career, and job satisfaction according to age, position, and career. In opinion about the ideal type of nurse staffing, type 2 was most regardless of career. Conclusion: Type 4 which has lower competency of nursing performance was adopted in many hospitals now but, type 2 which has highest competency of nursing performance was selected by many nurses as the best one. So, it should be considered the type of nurse staffing of in operating room and change it.

• Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
• /
• v.22 no.2
• /
• pp.75-82
• /
• 2013

Purpose: This study is to investigate the effect of nurse's competency empowerment and boss' job competency recognition on work performance. Methods: 216 nurses participated for data collection which was conducted from September 1, 2011 to September 10, 2011. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 16.0 and with frequency test, ANOVA, Scheff$\acute{e}$ test and Multiple regression. Results: Firstly, the work performance in accordance with subject's general characteristics was found to be significant in the 50s, graduate school or higher education, Roman Catholic, charge nurse and 21-years or older. Secondly, the correlation among nurse's competency empowerment, boss' competency recognition and work performance was found to be positively related (r=.501~.639, p<.001). Thirdly, competency empowerment was found to be the most effective factor for work performance, followed by boss' competency recognition and career year, and these factors accounted for 63.5%. Conclusion: As the results show that the work performance is highly affected by the nurse's competency empowerment, boss' competency recognition level and career level in clinical environment, effective education programs are required to provide an appropriate experience to both entry-level and experienced nurses, as well as to enhance boss' competency empowerment at the same time.

• The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
• /
• v.9 no.1
• /
• pp.109-122
• /
• 2015

This study carries out a declarative survey research designed to ascertain nursing informatics competency, job satisfaction and nursing performance of nurses and investigates the influence of nursing informatics competency on job satisfaction and nursing performance. The research was performed with 274 nurses who have been working for at least 6 month in P national university hospital in Y city, during the 30-day period of 15th October 2014 to 15th November 2014, using a questionnaire composed of questions on nursing informatics competency(30 items), job satisfaction(20 items), and nursing performance(23 items). The collected data underwent descriptive statics, t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe'test. Pearson correlation coefficients were also obtained and a stepwise multiple regression was performed by the SPSS WIN 19.0 program. The regression coefficient is positive between nursing informatics competency and conducting an information search(${\beta}=.20$, p=.012), in the case of job satisfaction,; It was also positive between nursing competency and computer related information management(${\beta}=.19$, p=.011), perception of informatics(${\beta}=.17$, p=.010), conducting an and information search(${\beta}=.17$, p=.004) in the case of nursing performance. We conclude that, in the nursing process, if nurse do their best to accomplish their tasks and strive to increase the productivity and efficiency of nursing tasks, they will achieve the organization's goals and balanced development.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
• /
• v.18 no.2
• /
• pp.57-64
• /
• 2016

While many of company try to increase customer satisfaction by empowerment, there are need to figure out which can increase employee's problem solving ability in company side. It is related to Innovative Activity that can create new idea to fix job process. In this study, researcher institute a factor that 'Manager's Job Competency' which can increase member's Innovative Activity. And try to figuring out it has what kind of effect on innovative activity and management performance through empirical method. For the empirical study, researcher get 119 samples from service industry, and result of study show us manager's job competency has positive effect on member's innovative activity and management performance. Base on this result, researcher provide a manageric implication and limitaions of study.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
• /
• v.19 no.4
• /
• pp.617-626
• /
• 2013

Purpose: This study was to investigate the effect of nurses' core competencies and cognition of job competency of senior nurses on work performance. Methods: Three hundred two nurses participated in the study. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 20.0. Frequency, t-test, ANOVA and stepwise multiple regression were utilized. Results: The level of nurses' core competencies was 3.65 (${\pm}.40$) points, cognition of job competency of senior nurses was 4.02 (${\pm}.60$) points, and work performance was 4.04 (${\pm}.55$) points. In accordance with the participant's general characteristics, work performance was found to be significant in their age, marital status, educational level, total clinical experience, length of time on the present ward, and their income. Cognition of job competency of senior nurses was found to be the most effective factor in work performance, followed by core competencies and total clinical experience, and these factors accounted for 63.4%. Conclusion: The study suggested that work performance was highly affected by the nurses' core competencies and cognition of job competency of senior nurses. Therefore, effective education programs are required to provide an appropriate experience to both entry-level and experienced nurses, as well as to help in enhancing nurses' and senior nurses competency at the same time.

• Industry Promotion Research
• /
• v.1 no.1
• /
• pp.13-18
• /
• 2016

This study verified the effect of the application of National Competency Standard on job involvement. The study results showed that the application of National Competency Standard significantly affected Organizational Commitment(${\beta}=.583$, p<.001) and Job Performanc(${\beta}=.366$, p<.01). Spcecifically, the application of National Competency Standard in hiring process and developing ability significantly affected Organizational Commitment(p<.001), and the application of National Competency Standard in developing ability significantly affected Job Performance(p<.05). This study proved the validity and effectiveness of adopting National Competency Standard in human resource management by confirming the effect of the application of National Competency Standard on job involvement.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
• /
• v.7 no.3
• /
• pp.75-87
• /
• 2012

The goals of this study are to identify perceived leadership competency effects on job satisfaction, organizational commitment and to verify the moderating effects of psychological empowerment in the relationships between leadership competency and job performance through empirical survey. To achieve the goals, 331 questionnaires were analyzed with spss 18.0. The results of the survey can be summarized as follows. Leadership competency has positive effect on impact, self-efficacy, self-determination, meaning, which are subdivision of psychol. The goals of this study are to identify perceived leadership competency effects on psychological empowerment, and the higher leadership competency is perceived, the more positive effect it has on job performance. In the survey on the effectiveness of empowerment on job performance, it has partial positive effect. The hypothesis that empowerment moderates the relationships between leadership competency and job satisfaction was not accepted, between leadership competency and organizational commitment was partly accepted This study provides academic and practical implications by investigating modulating factors of leader's competency and effects of psychological empowerment the different level.

• Industry Promotion Research
• /
• v.1 no.2
• /
• pp.95-101
• /
• 2016

This study analyzed the effect of participation in work and learning ducal system of small businesses on employees' job competency enhancement. The study results showed that performance assessment significantly affected job competency enhancement(p<.001, ${\beta}=.514$). In conclusion, it is suggested that small businesses should consider performance assessment more important and actively include it in training program as generally utilizing off-the-job or on-the-job training method. This study provided implications for analyzing the effect of participation in work and learning ducal system of small businesses on employees' job competency enhancement, so it broadened the scope of the study about performance of work and learning ducal system and verified the effectiveness depend on the type of training.