Abstract
BackgroundCommunication competency, self-leadership, a personal factor, is another important factor influencing organizational performance. AimThis study identified the effects of self-leadership and communication competence on the job performance of general hospital nurses. MethodsStudy participants were 211 nurses working in hospitals in Gyeonggi and Jeonbuk provinces, South Korea. Data were collected from October to December 2015 using a structured questionnaire and analysed using SPSS Statistics 21. FindingsSelf-leadership and communication competence positively correlated with nursing performance. Communication competency played a partial mediating role in the relationship between nurses’ self-leadership and job performance. DiscussionThere was a significant mediating effect of communication competence on the relationship between nurses’ self-leadership and job performance. ConclusionsManagement-level workers in general hospitals should have the necessary skills and strategies to develop nurses’ communication competence and improve nurses’ recognition of self-leadership to achieve high performance.
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