Ahmed Gamal Ghazaly Hassan
Lecturer
Advancing sustainable nursing leadership: the interplay of green absorptive capacity, intellectual capital, and knowledge management among nursing managers
BMC Nursing • 2025
Publication Information
Authors
Heba Sobhy Mohamed1 , Ahmed Gamal Ghazaly Radwan2 , Asmaa Saber Ahmed Ahmed Elborai3
,
Alaa Eldin Moustafa Hamed4* , Abeer Moustafa Barakat5 , Mohammed Adel Abd Elhafeez Elbakry1 and
Zienab Ibrahem Ismael6
Keywords
Green absorptive capacity, Green intellectual capital, Green knowledge management, Sustainable
performance, Nursing leadership
Journal
BMC Nursing
Publisher
springer
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
1-12
publication.type
International
Paper Link
Open Link
Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
Abstract
Background Achieving sustainable performance in healthcare organizations has become a pressing necessity,
driven by environmental challenges and the imperative for enhanced efficiency. Within nursing leadership, the
integration of green absorptive capacity, green intellectual capital, and green knowledge management has emerged
as a strategic approach to fostering sustainability. However, empirical research on the interplay of these green
competencies in the nursing sector remains limited.
Aim This study aims to examine the mediating role of green knowledge management (GKM) in the relationships
between green absorptive capacity, green intellectual capital, and sustainable performance among nursing
managers. It explores how GKM processes translate environmental competencies into sustainable leadership
outcomes.
Methods A cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was conducted among 207 nursing managers at Zagazig
University Hospitals, Egypt. Data was collected using five validated instruments, including the Green Absorptive
Capacity Questionnaire, Green Intellectual Capital Questionnaire, Sustainable Performance Questionnaire, and Green
Knowledge Management Scale. Structural equation modeling and path analysis were performed to test the study
hypotheses.
Results The findings revealed significant positive associations between green absorptive capacity (β=0.123,
p
Background Achieving sustainable performance in healthcare organizations has become a pressing necessity,
driven by environmental challenges and the imperative for enhanced efficiency. Within nursing leadership, the
integration of green absorptive capacity, green intellectual capital, and green knowledge management has emerged
as a strategic approach to fostering sustainability. However, empirical research on the interplay of these green
competencies in the nursing sector remains limited.
Aim This study aims to examine the mediating role of green knowledge management (GKM) in the relationships
between green absorptive capacity, green intellectual capital, and sustainable performance among nursing
managers. It explores how GKM processes translate environmental competencies into sustainable leadership
outcomes.
Methods A cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was conducted among 207 nursing managers at Zagazig
University Hospitals, Egypt. Data was collected using five validated instruments, including the Green Absorptive
Capacity Questionnaire, Green Intellectual Capital Questionnaire, Sustainable Performance Questionnaire, and Green
Knowledge Management Scale. Structural equation modeling and path analysis were performed to test the study
hypotheses.
Results The findings revealed significant positive associations between green absorptive capacity (β=0.123,
p