Background: Organizational corruption hinders growth, innovation, trust,
and transparency which in turn affects nurses' voice. Purpose: The purpose of this
study is to assess organizational corruption and its relation to organizational
transparency and nurses’ voice. Design: Descriptive correlational design was utilized.
Setting: The study was conducted in all inpatient units of Benha University Hospital.
Sample: A simple random sample of 295 nurses out of 1117 working in the abovementioned setting was selected and met the criteria for inclusion. Instruments: Three
instruments were used; Organizational Corruption Questionnaire, Organizational
Transparency Questionnaire, and Employee Voice Behavior Scale (EVBS). Results:
Showed that about three-quarters (74.9%) and more than two-thirds (69.5%) of nurses
had a high level of perception regarding organizational corruption, and transparency
respectively. In addition, less than half (44.5%) of nurses had a moderate promotive
and prohibitive voice level. Conclusion: The study concluded that there was a highly
statistically significant positive correlation between nurses' perception of
organizational corruption, and organizational transparency as well as nurses’ voices.
Recommendations: The study recommended training nurses on anti-corruption
strategies for organizational respect and transparency. Also, giving nurses the chance
to speak up (voice) will make them feel more responsible and promote a healthy work
environment. |
