Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)

Korean Society of Nursing Science (한국간호과학회)
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Impact of Clinical Nurses' Power and Empowerment on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

임상간호사의 파워와 임파워먼트가 직무만족 및 조직몰입에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Hyeon-Hui (Graduate School of Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Park, Kyung-Sook (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Yom, Young-Hee (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Hee (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
  • 박현희 (중앙대학교 간호학과 대학원생) ;
  • 박경숙 (중앙대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 염영희 (중앙대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 김경희 (중앙대학교 의과대학 간호학과)
  • Published : 2006.04.01
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was performed to analyze effects of the power and empowerment on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. This study was based on the Kanter's theory of organizational empowerment. Method: A predictive, non-experimental design was used to test the model in a sample of 688 nurses working in 7 university hospitals that have over 500 beds in Seoul, Kyunggi and Kangwon provinces. The data were collected from December, 2003 to January, 2004. It was analyzed with descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation of SPSS and with path analysis of LISREL. Result: The formal and informal power had direct effects on empowerment. Formal power also had direct effects on informal power. Empowerment had direct effects on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Organizational commitment had direct effects on job satisfaction. There was positive effects in all of the variables. Conclusion: The positive changes show on personal behaviors and attitudes when the nurses who have formal and informal power are empowered. These findings would be important resource to nurse administrators for clinical implication.

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