The Mediator Effect of Empowerment in Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Commitment.
10.4040/jkan.2008.38.4.603
- Author:
Yun Mi LEE
1
;
Bok Mi KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Research Institute of Geriatric Health, Inje University, Busan, Korea. lym312@inje.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Leadership;
Empowerment;
Personnel loyalty
- MeSH:
Adult;
Decision Making, Organizational;
Female;
Humans;
*Leadership;
Nurse Administrators/organization & administration/*psychology;
Nursing Administration Research;
Nursing Staff, Hospital/organization & administration/*psychology;
Personnel Loyalty;
Questionnaires
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2008;38(4):603-611
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to determine the mediator or moderator role of empowerment in the relationship between the head nurse's transformational leadership and organizational commitment as perceived by staff nurses. METHODS: Data was collected from 451 nurses in a tertiary hospital located in B city by means of structured questionnaires. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient and hierarchial multiple regression using the SPSS program. RESULTS: Empowerment showed mediating effects between the head nurse's transformational leadership and organizational commitment as perceived by staff nurses. However, empowerment did not show moderating effects. CONCLUSION: Nurses' perception of empowerment, the head nurse's transformational leadership and organizational commitment have a strong relationship. This finding suggests the importance of empowering nurses to increase organizational commitment.
