The Impact of Case Management Competency of Integrated Case Managers in Dream Start on Job Satisfaction: Centering on Strengthening Strategy of Case Management Competency Through Comparison of ImportanceㆍPerformance

The purpose of the study was to conduct a comparison analysis of the importance and performance of case management competency as perceived by integrated case managers of Dream Start, and to develop an organizational strategy to overcome the gap between the two and increase the degree of job satisfaction. To achieve the goal, email questionnaires were conducted targeting 229 Dream Start’s integrated case managers. For means of analysis, IPA and regression analysis were conducted. The results of the study were, first, degree of importance regarding case management of integrated case managers in Dream Start averaged 4.17 of 5, and its performance averaged 3.50 of 5. Second, as a result of IPA for case management competency, competencies high in importance but lower in performance, were community network development and management. Thus, strengthening management strategies related to network development is recommended. Third, through multiple regression analysis of relationship between case management competency and job satisfaction, importance as well as performance of job competency posed statistically meaningful, positive influence on job satisfaction. With such results, promotion of professional and effective case management competency as well as increasing job satisfaction are required in the future.