Investigating the mediating role of organizational agility on the effect of intellectual capital on nurses' performance of Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Yasuj

Soheila Zabolypour; Nazafarin Hosseini; Parvin Razmjooei; Maryam Khastavaneh; Mahnaz Movaghghar; Reza Zarei; Abolfazl Dehbanizadeh; Marziyeh Hosseini

Soheila Zabolypour Department of Nursing Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Nazafarin Hosseini Department of Nursing Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Parvin Razmjooei Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
Maryam Khastavaneh Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Mahnaz Movaghghar Faculty of Islamic Azad University, Abadan Branch, Abadan, Iran.
Reza Zarei Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.
Abolfazl Dehbanizadeh Faculty of Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Marziyeh Hosseini Department of Nursing Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

Keywords: Intellectual capital, job performance, organizational agility, Shahid Beheshti Hospital.

Abstract

Aim and literature: organizations face an environment which is characterized by increasing complexity and globalization and dynamism in the ultra-competitive era. So, the main aim of the present study is analyzing the effect of intellectual capital on nurses' job performance by considering the mediating role of organizational agility.
The present research is an applied, descriptive, survey and correlative research in terms of its aim and methodology which was conducted in 2017 periodically. The statistical population of this study included the nurses of Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Yasuj. They were 320 persons at the time of study. The sample size was 174 persons which were selected by a stratified- randomized method. The standard questionnaire was used for gathering information. The validity and reliability of this questionnaire was confirmed. Pearson correlation test, structural equations modeling and bootstrap test were used for analyzing the relationship between variables, measuring the fit of the research model and testing the hypotheses by SPSS and Smart Pls software respectively.

Results suggested that the proposed model of research has a good fit and these results are in accordance with positive and significant effect of intellectual capital on nurses' job performance. Findings of this research also showed that intellectual capital has a direct, positive and significant effect on nurses' job performance with the moderating role of agility.

The results showed that hospital agility can be an important factor in improving the nurses' job performance and thus strengthening the intellectual capital of the hospital.

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Author Biographies

Soheila Zabolypour, Department of Nursing Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Nursing Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

Nazafarin Hosseini, Department of Nursing Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Nursing Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

Parvin Razmjooei, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.

Ph.D. Student of Educational Administration, Marvdasht branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.

Maryam Khastavaneh, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

Department of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

Mahnaz Movaghghar, Faculty of Islamic Azad University, Abadan Branch, Abadan, Iran.

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Islamic Azad University, Abadan Branch, Abadan, Iran.

Reza Zarei, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.

Department of Educational Administration, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.

Abolfazl Dehbanizadeh, Faculty of Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

Marziyeh Hosseini, Department of Nursing Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Nursing Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.

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