J Korean Acad Nurs.  2016 Feb;46(1):100-108. 10.4040/jkan.2016.46.1.100.

Influence of Nurse Managers' Authentic Leadership on Nurses' Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction: Focused on the Mediating Effects of Empowerment

• Choi HG
• Ahn SH

• KMID: 2373167
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.1.100

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to examine the mediating effect of empowerment in the relationship of nurse managers' authentic leadership, with nurses' organizational commitment and job satisfaction.
METHODS
The participants in this study were 273 registered nurses working in five University hospitals located in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. The measurements included the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, Condition of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire-II, Organizational Commitment Questionnaire and Korea-Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test, Pearson correlation coefficients, simple and multiple regression techniques with the SPSS 18.0 program. Mediation analysis was performed according to the Baron and Kenny method and Sobel test.
RESULTS
There were significant correlations among authentic leadership, empowerment, organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Empowerment showed perfect mediating effects in the relationship between authentic leadership and organizational commitment. It had partial mediating effects in the relationship between authentic leadership and job satisfaction.
CONCLUSION
In this study, nurse managers' authentic leadership had significant influences on nurses organizational commitment and job satisfaction via empowerment. Therefore, to enhance nurses' organizational commitment and job satisfaction, it is necessary to build effective strategies to enhance nurse manager's authentic leadership and to develop empowering education programs for nurses.

Keyword

Nurse administrators; Leadership; Nurses; Power (Psychology); Job satisfaction

MeSH Terms

Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Hospitals, University
Humans
*Job Satisfaction
*Leadership
Nurse Administrators/psychology
Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology
Organizational Culture
*Power (Psychology)
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult

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  Figure 1 Model showing the influence of authentic leadership on organizational commitment and job satisfaction, and the mediating effect of empowerment.

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