Relationship between Entrepreneurial Leadership and Staff Nurses Team climate

Background: Staff nurses must be aware of the importance of entrepreneurial leadership that influence on their team climate. Aim: To assess the effect of entrepreneurial leadership on team climate among staff nurses. Design: A descriptive, correlational design. Setting: The study was conducted at Main Sohag University Hospital. Subjects: 150 staff nurses who work in the aforementioned context make up the handy sample. Tools: Two tools were used: Tool I: Entrepreneurial leadership questionnaire, Tool II: Team climate questionnaire. Results: More than one third of staff nurses exhibit highly team climate, and over half of them have high levels of entrepreneurial leadership. Conclusion: There were highly statistically significant positive correlation between entrepreneurial leadership and team climate as reported by staff nurses. Recommendations: Implement a management strategy that addresses importance of adopting entrepreneurial leadership behaviors. Creating encouragement environment for the staff nurses to promote their performance. Further research is recommended with a larger sample size in several healthcare organizations.

Key words: Entrepreneurial leadership, Staff nurses & Team climate.