Introduction: Human resources is one of the most important assets of the organization. The current study aimed at determining the correlation of cultural capital with self-development attitude in the employees of the health care network in Darehshar, Iran.
Methods: The present study descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 350 employees of the Darehshar Health Care Network.The sample size consisted of 184 employees selected randomly by Morgan table. To collect data, the cultural capital and the attitude toward self-development questionnaires were used. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 21
Results: There is a positive and significant correlation between the cultural capital and self-development attitude (α = 0.01, r = 0.462), embodied cultural capital and self-development attitude (α = 0.01, r = 0.268), and the objective cultural capital and self-development attitude (α = 0.01, r = 0.467). There is also a positive and significant correlation between the institutional capital and self-development attitude (α = 0.01, r = 0.32).
Conclusions: The development of cultural capital in the organization increases the attitude of employees toward improving their knowledge and skills. It is suggested that healthcare network managers provide reinforced mechanisms to enhance the cultural capital of employees and provide them with the basics of self-development attitudes.