Nurses’ Perceptions of Job Embeddedness in Public Hospitals

Abstract

Job embeddedness is a collection of forces and a motivational variable that enables health care managers to retain employees. In light of this, our empirical study assesses job embeddedness as a mediator linking coworker and supervisor support to nonattendance intentions and extra-role performance. Data gathered from staff nurses in three waves (time lag: 3 weeks) and their head nurses in public hospitals in Northern Cyprus were utilized to assess the abovementioned linkages via structural equation modeling. Staff nurses who obtain sufficient support from their head nurses are highly embedded in their jobs. Such nurses in turn exhibit lower propensity to be late for work (PLW). Simply put, job embeddedness completely mediates the influence of supervisor support on PLW. The rest of the linkages are not supported. Implications of the findings as well as future research directions are presented in this article.

Factors Affecting Staff Turnover of Young Academics: Job Embeddedness and Creative Work Performance in Higher Academic Institutions

“…As discussed earlier, CWP has an effect on the teacher's VTOI (Swider et al, 2011). Karatepe and Avci (2019) have studied work performance and found that employees' involvement in work correlates negatively with turnover intention. The performance level seems to directly affect the decision of teachers to stay or look for alternative jobs.…”

“…Previous literature (Wheeler et al, 2012;Karatepe and Avci, 2019) explained the role of JE theory in order to address the turnover and performance-related problems in different types of organizations including manufacturing and the service sector. The following section describes the theoretical background of JE and how it relates to the turnover and performance-related problems among teaching staff.…”

“…In addition, higher organizational support in terms of embeddedness would also encourage teachers to share their knowledge. Consequently, teachers achieve higher levels of creativity levels in their roles (Karatepe and Avci, 2019). Academics may also be aware that low CWP in their early careers can result of the loss of benefits at a later stage (Rubenstein et al, 2019).…”

“…When teachers feel that they are embedded in their job, then they show improved performance at the workplace (Hobfoll, 2001). Subsequently, embedded teachers who feel that there is a decent fit with the job and organizational culture may have increased motivation toward CWP (Karatepe and Avci, 2019). Since organizational embeddedness makes a great number of links, a sensation of compatibility with their work can make a teacher more motivated to stay and execute in a more creative manner.…”

Multifaceted Role of Job Embeddedness Within Organizations: Development of Sustainable Approach to Reducing Turnover Intention

“…Studies have discussed various types of factors that directly relate to the creation of JE issues (Jiang et al, 2012). These factors have been grouped and addressed separately into organizational and employee behavior theories (Karatepe & Avci, 2019). The related organizational constructs as antecedents of JE include (a) open-mindedness, (b) organizational commitment, (c) effective human resource management practices, (d) perceived organizational and supervisor support, (e) benefits program, (f) job alternative, (g) skill transferability, (h) clear organizational roles for newcomers, (i) age, (j) extraversion, (k) agreeableness, (l) conscientiousness, (m) job investments, (n) local dialect, (o) compensation, (p) growth opportunity, (q) experience of negative shocks, (r) affirmative cultural identity, (s) adult development changes, (t) enhanced and newly acquired skills, (u) perceived investment in the international assignment, (v) mutual-and over-investment, and (w) employeeorganization relationships and socialization.…”