Organizational identification: Validation of the Italian scale in the healthcare context

Andrea Caputo, Paola Gatti, Amelia Manuti, Claudio Giovanni Cortese

Accepted July 30, 2024

First published August 25, 2024

https://doi.org/10.26387/bpa.2024.00010

Abstract

Organizational identification is related to employees’ perception of oneness with their workplace. Being
identified with one’s organization could promote organizational citizenship behaviors and protect from turnover, very
important performance outcomes especially in healthcare organizations. Mael and Ashforth’s (1992) scale is one of the
most used tools in literature, and this study proposes the validation of the Italian version within the healthcare context.
1505 nurses working in public sector were involved. Confirmatory factor analyses, multigroup and invariance tests, and
reliability analyses were performed. Convergent and divergent validity were tested with correlational analyses. Results
confirm the Italian version as a valid and reliable tool, facilitating the evaluation of nurses’ identification with their healthcare
organization. This validation allows enhancing understanding of organizational dynamics within healthcare contexts,
ultimately contributing to the development of efficient management strategies and to the improvement of outcomes for
both staff and patients.

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Caputo Andrea . Gatti Paola . Manuti Amelia . Cortese Claudio Giovanni . Organizational identification: Validation of the Italian scale in the healthcare context. BPA Applied Psychology Bulletin. 2024;300(1):77-87. doi:10.26387/bpa.300.1.

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