Nursing Perspectives on the Association between Human Capital Development and the Work Engagement: A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors

Amr H. Zyoud, Faculty of Nursing, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, JordanFollow
Main Naser Alolayyan, Department of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, JordanFollow
Menahi Mosallam Alqahtani, Management Department, Management Science, Community College of Qatar, Doha, QatarFollow
Islam A. Azzam, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business, Yarmouk University, Irbid, JordanFollow
Sulieman Ibraheem Shelash Al-Hawary, Department of Business Administration, Business School, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, JordanFollow
Anber Abraheem Shlash Mohammad, Marketing Department, Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Petra University, Amman, JordanFollow

Abstract

This study examined the impact of human capital development on the nurses’ work engagement. A questionnaire was adapted and distributed to a nursing convenience sample in different types of hospitals. The sample size was 286 male and female nurses who completed it. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to test the research hypothesis. Results revealed that human capital development had a direct impact on the nursing work engagement. Nursing work engagement give managers ability to improve the work environment, increase the work professional and institutional loyalty. Supporting the human capital development tools is very important for any healthcare organization.

Recommended Citation

H. Zyoud, Amr; Naser Alolayyan, Main; Mosallam Alqahtani, Menahi; A. Azzam, Islam; Ibraheem Shelash Al-Hawary, Sulieman; and Abraheem Shlash Mohammad, Anber (2023) "Nursing Perspectives on the Association between Human Capital Development and the Work Engagement: A Cross-Sectional Study," Information Sciences Letters: Vol. 12 : Iss. 6 , PP -.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/isl/vol12/iss6/7