Table 3.

Results of Hierarchical Stepwise Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with Managerial Competence of First-Line Nurse Managers (N = 247)

Study Variables	R	R2	R2 Change	b	S.E (b)	Beta (β)	t	p
Step 1
Constant				3.565	0.057		62.103*	<0.001
Management training attendance	0.235	0.055		0.249	0.076	0.186	3.293*	0.001
Professional nursing degree				0.181	0.085	0.134	2.138*	0.033
Step 2
Constant				3.604	0.063		57.637*	<0.001
Type A hospitals	0.394	0.155	0.100	0.352	0.094	0.238	3.733*	<0.001
Type B hospitals				0.246	0.082	0.187	2.991*	0.003
Management training attendance				0.167	0.073	0.138	2.287*	0.023
Step 3
Constant				2.227	0.161		13.831*	<0.001
Performance appraisal	0.670	0.449	0.349	0.317	0.044	0.476	7.152*	<0.001
Career advancement				0.324	0.049	0.425	6.559*	<0.001
Recruitment and selection				0.257	0.051	0.354	5.049*	<0.001
Type A hospitals				0.217	0.064	0.165	3.386*	0.001
Management training attendance				0.132	0.060	0.109	2.203*	0.029

Note: *Significant level at 0.05.