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

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...

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Main Authors: Nada Salah Yassin, Dalal Talaat Akel, Hanaa Mohamed Abd Rabou
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03203-9
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description 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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spelling doaj-art-3fc851f4f9bc4c1cb6bfee36c80668e12025-08-20T03:48:19ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552025-05-0124111210.1186/s12912-025-03203-9Green management training program and its effect on staff nurses’ organizational citizenship behaviorNada Salah Yassin0Dalal Talaat Akel1Hanaa Mohamed Abd Rabou2Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams UniversityNursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams UniversityNursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, October 6 University Cairo-EgyptAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03203-9Green managementOrganizational citizenship behaviorTraining program and staff nurses
spellingShingle Nada Salah Yassin
Dalal Talaat Akel
Hanaa Mohamed Abd Rabou
Green management training program and its effect on staff nurses’ organizational citizenship behavior
BMC Nursing
Green management
Organizational citizenship behavior
Training program and staff nurses
title Green management training program and its effect on staff nurses’ organizational citizenship behavior
title_full Green management training program and its effect on staff nurses’ organizational citizenship behavior
title_fullStr Green management training program and its effect on staff nurses’ organizational citizenship behavior
title_full_unstemmed Green management training program and its effect on staff nurses’ organizational citizenship behavior
title_short Green management training program and its effect on staff nurses’ organizational citizenship behavior
title_sort green management training program and its effect on staff nurses organizational citizenship behavior
topic Green management
Organizational citizenship behavior
Training program and staff nurses
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03203-9
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