Antecedent And Outcomes Of Job Embeddedness In Healthcare Sector: A Mediated Model

Abstract

This research strives to establish that how the role of job embeddedness explains effect of inclusive leadership on two dependent variables: organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and employee resilience (ER) in nurses working in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan in times when organization’s ability to retain skilled healthcare professionals is becoming a significant challenge. Quantitative data is obtained by using a cross-sectional survey from 250 nursing staffs through self-administered questionnaires. A systematic sampling technique is employed to ensure a structured and representative selection of participants from the target population and data is analyzed using SPSS to test hypothesized relationships. Finally, this work shows that inclusive leadership leads to increased job embeddedness which when promoted increases overall OCB and resilience in workforce. Thus, the study demonstrates significance of approach that is based on idea of inclusive leadership that fosters a positive organisational climate and enhances exerted pressure on employees in regard to their commitment to the appointed positions. It presents guidelines for hospitals and healthcare organizations willing to enhance their leadership practices to foster employees’ job embeddedness aiming at staffing a highly engaged workforce, thereby providing a practical and theoretical value to this line of research.