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Green management training program and its effect on staff nurses' organizational citizenship behavior

  • 1Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. 29206011302021@nursing.asu.edu.eg.
  • 2Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
  • 3Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, October 6 University Cairo-Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
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May 19, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Green management practices are essential for organizational sustainability, and their adoption in hospitals can help reduce environmental impact. Organizational citizenship behavior further enhances green management efforts.

AIM OF THE STUDY

This study aimed to assess the effect of a green management training program on staff nurses' organizational citizenship behavior.

DESIGN

Quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest approach.

SETTING

This study was carried out in Al-Ahrar Teaching.

SUBJECTS

85 staff nurses participated in the study. TOOLS OF DATA COLLECTION: green management knowledge questionnaire, employee green behaviors scale, and organizational citizenship behavior scale were used for data collection.

RESULT

Significant improvements were observed in staff nurses' knowledge of green management (16.5-89.4%), employee green behavior (5.9-64.7%), and organizational citizenship behavior (7.1-70.6%) at pre- and post- phases respectively.

CONCLUSION

The green management training program effectively improved organizational citizenship behavior, supporting the research hypothesis.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER

Not applicable.

CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER

Not applicable.

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