Influence of Internal Working Coalitions on Nurses' Voice Behavior and their Organizational Pride

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt.

2 Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt.

Abstract

Background: An internal work coalition is advantageous when nurses band
together to increase their influence and authority, which has a good impact on
their voice behavior as well as organizational pride. The research aimed to
investigate the influence of internal working coalitions on nurses' voice behavior
and their organizational pride. Research design: a design was descriptive
correlation was used in the actual research. Setting: The research was conducted
on two medical facilities at Minia city. Sample: A convenience sample (no.=
349). Tools of data collection: Three tools were used, 1 st tool was Internal
Working Coalitions, 2 nd tool was Nurses’ Voice Behavior, and the 3 rd tool was
Organizational Pride. Results: above fifty percent of nurses have a high level of
internal working coalitions, and under fifty percent of them have moderate level
of internal working coalitions. Also, less than fifty percent of nurses have high
level of nurses' voice behavior, then about one third of them have moderate level
of nurses' voice behavior. Finally, less than fifty percent of nurses have high and
moderate level of organizational pride. Conclusion: There was a strongly positive
correlation between internal working coalitions and nurses' voice behavior as well
as their organizational pride (p value =0.001). Recommendations: Conducting
educational program about internal work coalitions for nurses to enhance their
voice behavior as well as organizational pride.