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Table 2 Distribution of the Paradoxical leadership, career maturity, and organizational learning among nurses according to their levels and mean percent score (n = 380)

From: Exploring the link between Paradoxical leadership and nurses’ career maturity: the mediating role of organizational learning

 

Low

Moderate

High

Total score

Mean score

Mean percent score

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Paradoxical Leadership Scale (PLS)

2

0.5

131

34.5

247

65.0

80.10 ± 17.14

3.64 ± 0.78

72.82 ± 15.58

 Treating subordinates uniformly while allowing individualization

12

3.2

105

27.6

263

69.2

18.94 ± 4.76

3.79 ± 0.95

75.78 ± 19.03

 Combining self-centeredness with other-centeredness

16

4.2

106

27.9

258

67.9

18.57 ± 4.87

3.71 ± 0.97

74.26 ± 19.48

 Maintaining decision control while allowing autonomy

10

2.6

122

32.1

248

65.3

15.08 ± 3.84

3.77 ± 0.96

75.38 ± 19.22

 Enforcing work requirements while allowing flexibility

29

7.6

189

49.7

162

42.6

12.85 ± 3.98

3.21 ± 1.0

64.24 ± 19.92

 Maintaining both distance and closeness

8

2.1

140

36.8

232

61.1

14.67 ± 3.74

3.67 ± 0.93

73.33 ± 18.68

Organizational Learning Scale (OLS)

6

1.6

157

41.3

217

57.1

96.71 ± 19.11

3.87 ± 0.76

71.71 ± 19.11

 Dynamics of learning

6

1.6

125

32.9

249

65.5

20.0 ± 3.95

4.0 ± 0.79

75.0 ± 19.73

 Conversion of the organization

4

1.1

136

35.8

240

63.2

19.92 ± 3.90

3.98 ± 0.78

74.61 ± 19.50

 Employee empowerment

12

3.2

161

42.4

207

54.5

19.09 ± 4.14

3.82 ± 0.83

70.46 ± 20.72

 Knowledge management

18

4.7

148

38.9

214

56.3

22.72 ± 5.20

3.79 ± 0.87

69.68 ± 21.68

 Application of technology

24

6.3

148

38.9

208

54.7

14.97 ± 3.60

3.74 ± 0.90

68.57 ± 22.52

Nurses Career Maturity Questionnaire

2

0.5

80

21.1

298

78.4

82.33 ± 12.46

4.12 ± 0.62

77.91 ± 15.58

 Career exploration

2

0.5

80

21.1

298

78.4

20.79 ± 3.29

4.16 ± 0.66

78.93 ± 16.46

 Career planning

6

1.6

99

26.1

275

72.4

20.33 ± 3.44

4.07 ± 0.69

76.63 ± 17.18

 Vocational self-concept

4

1.1

82

21.6

294

77.4

20.68 ± 3.36

4.14 ± 0.67

78.42 ± 16.81

 Career decision making

6

1.6

84

22.1

290

76.3

20.53 ± 3.48

4.11 ± 0.70

77.64 ± 17.39