Using empowerment to build trust and respect in the workplace: a strategy for addressing the nursing shortage.
In this study of 273 staff nurses, higher levels of structural empowerment were found to positively influence perceptions of interactional justice, respect, and trust in management, which, ultimately, increased perceptions of job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
Laschinger
Heather K Spence
HK
School of Nursing, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Finegan
Joan
J
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D009864:Ontario; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012935:Social Justice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust