The role of leader nurse managers in organizational agility and innovation in perspective of job satisfaction: An empirical study in healthcare organizations

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Abstract Aim To determine the relationship between organizational agility and the innovation process in healthcare organizations and the mediating role of job satisfaction within this relationship. Background In a changing environment, organizational agility can be a skill supporting innovation in healthcare organizations. Nursing managers are leaders who play an important role in achieving the organizational results and coordinating the work of nurses. Methods The sample of the research was determined using the convenience sampling method consisted of 470 nurses working in healthcare organizations in west of Turkey. For statistical analysis of the data, we used the PLS-SEM approach to analyse the data, testing the hypotheses of current study. Results Organizational agility contributes to innovation in healthcare organizations. Moreover, job satisfaction is an important mediating factor in these relationships. Conclusions Nursing managers play an important role in the mechanism of shaping an innovative work environment based on organizational agility. Job satisfaction is one of the factors influencing this relationship, therefore organizations should strive to increase it.