EMPLOYEES’ ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION: CASE OF KOREAN PRIVATE HOSPITALS

Abstract

Amid unprecedented infectious power and prolonged conditions caused by the coronavirus 19, the introduction of a new management paradigm and innovative strategy of the medical organization is urgently needed. However, in healthcare organizations where human resources are particularly important, it is almost impossible to achieve goals without the efforts of workers. Therefore, this paper reports an empirical study conducted to examine the relationship between employees’ entrepreneurship, job engagement, and organization innovation. Also, noting that the length of service can strengthen or weaken this process, it was analyzed by setting it as a moderator variable. A representative sample of 347 employees from the private hospital of South Korea was collected, using a non-probability purposive sampling technique. The data analysis was performed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method with the help of AMOS and Spss 23 analysis packages. The finding shows that there is a positive relationship between employees’ entrepreneurship, job engagement, and organizational innovation, and the length of service moderated the relationship between employees’ entrepreneurship and job engagement, organizational innovation. The theoretical and practical implications of this study are also presented based on the results.