title: An examination of dimensions of Psychological Empowerment Scale for service employees.
abstract: In the present study the dimensions and factorial structure of the Psychological Empowerment Scale for a sample of 173 restaurant service employees from 20 restaurants in the USA were analyzed, using principal axis factor analysis. The analysis indicated a two-factor solution for the scale with Cronbach alpha of .91 and .89. These factors were labeled Attitude and Influence and accounted for approximately 63% of the common variance. This differed from the original four-factor structure of Spreitzer and in two studies by Fulford and Enz in 1995 and by Hancer and George in 2003, a three-factor structure. Implications for research and recommendations are presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Adnan Menderes University.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hancer
authors.forename: R Thomas
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Beomcheol
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires