Green Human Resources Management and Group Cohesiveness as Perceived by Nurses at Menoufia University Hospitals

Background: Green human resources management has attracted the attention of practitioners and researchers around the world. However, green human resources management make it possible for nursing personnel to found variety of fields to build groups and improve their cohesiveness to achieve desired outcomes. Purpose: To determine the relation between green human resources management and group cohesiveness as perceived by nurses at Menoufia university hospital. Design: A correlational research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at critical care units and general departments of Menoufia university hospital. Sample: A simple random sample technique of 300 nurses constitutes the study sample. Instruments: Two instruments were used, which are green human resources management strategies questionnaire and group cohesion scale. Results: The majority of the studied nurses perceived a high level of green human resource management, while, the minority of them perceived a moderate and low level respectively. Also, the majority of studied nurses perceived a high level of group cohesion, while, the minority of them perceived a low and moderate level respectively. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant positive strong correlation between dimensions of green human resource management and dimensions of group cohesion among the studied nurses. Recommendations: Hospital administrator need to conduct training program for staff nurses and nursing managers to clarify behaviors and ethical standards of green human resources practices. Conduct workshop about group cohesion and teamwork that help nurses manage stressful situations and reduce occupational dissatisfaction.