Inclusive Human Resource Management and Nurses' Innovative Behavior during Crisis Events: The Roles of Job Crafting...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Management
• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resource Management

Background:

• Nurses' innovation is crucial for healthcare quality, especially during crises like COVID-19.
• Limited research exists on human resource management's impact on nurses' innovative behavior.
• Conservation of Resources Theory provides a framework for understanding these relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate how inclusive human resource management (IHRM) influences nurses' innovative behavior.
• To examine the mediating role of job crafting in the IHRM-innovation link.
• To explore the moderating effect of shared leadership on this relationship.

Main Methods:

• Quantitative study with 338 registered nurses in Chinese public hospitals.
• Data collected over three waves (November 2022 - January 2023).
• Hierarchical regression analysis used to test hypotheses via SPSS 22.

Main Results:

• Inclusive human resource management (IHRM) positively predicted nurses' innovative behavior.
• Job crafting significantly mediated the relationship between IHRM and innovative behavior.
• High levels of shared leadership enhanced the effectiveness of IHRM in promoting job crafting and innovation.

Conclusions:

• IHRM and shared leadership are key strategies to enhance nurses' job crafting and innovative behavior.
• These findings offer theoretical insights and practical implications for nursing management.
• Fostering innovation through IHRM and shared leadership is vital in dynamic healthcare environments.