The Impacts of Friendship, Advice and Negative Ties on Intention To Leave: The case of nurses in a special branch hospital

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Cenk Sozen
https://orcid.org/
Simge Samanci
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1284-381X
Ismail Tokmak
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0080-5285
Hakan Turgut
Nejat Basim
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2605-9962

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The high turnover rate of nurses has been a matter of debate among scholars. Nurses’ social interaction patterns and the social structure they are situated within may provide clues about possible causes of their high turnover intentions. This study aims to investigate the possible effects of negative and positive ties on the intention of turnover among nurses.


DESIGN & SETTING: A hybrid research methodology was used. Social network analysis was used to reveal the positions of the nurses (n = 126) in the positive and negative networks. A statistical model was formed with varying types of centrality measures, intragroup conflict, and intention to leave variables. The data was collected from all the nurses working in a special branch hospital.


RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The findings of the study clearly indicate that negative interactions directly and indirectly affect the intention to leave, and the nurses demand professional support from their colleagues. The findings also show the existence of a fragmented social structure among nurses, which suggests the increased importance of brokerage roles.


Managers should closely monitor the negative interactions among nurses, and they need to use conflict management techniques frequently to reduce hostile relations in the business environment. Managers should especially seek ways to increase altruistic tendencies among colleagues because nurses demand professional support ties more than friendship relations.

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Sozen, C. ., Samanci, S., Tokmak, I., Turgut, H., & Basim, N. (2021). The Impacts of Friendship, Advice and Negative Ties on Intention To Leave: The case of nurses in a special branch hospital. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 16(4), 159-176. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v16i4.651
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Author Biographies

Cenk Sozen, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

Professor of Management and Organization, 
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
Baglica Kampusu Fatih Sultan Mahallesi Eskisehir Yolu 18.km 06790 Etimesgut / ANKARA
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9324-5557

Simge Samanci, Vocational School of Health Services, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Ph.D. (Management and Organization)
Vocational School of Health Services, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Hacettepe Universitesi Saglik Hizmetleri Meslek Yuksekokulu, 06100, Samanpazari, Ankara, TURKIYE
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1284-381X

Ismail Tokmak, Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Program of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

Associate Professor of Management and Organization
Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Program of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
Baglica Kampusu Fatih Sultan Mahallesi Eskisehir Yolu 18.km 06790 Etimesgut / ANKARA
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0080-5285

Hakan Turgut, Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Program of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

Associate Professor of Management and Organization
Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Program of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
Baglica Kampusu Fatih Sultan Mahallesi Eskisehir Yolu 18.km 06790 Etimesgut / ANKARA
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4572-194X

Nejat Basim, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

Professor of Management and Organization
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
Baglica Kampusu Fatih Sultan Mahallesi Eskisehir Yolu 18.km 06790 Etimesgut / ANKARA
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3407-5049