Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Medicine and Health Sciences

Nursing Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations

2017

Nurses

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

The Role Of Leader Empowering Behaviors On Work Engagement And Intent To Stay Among Staff Nurses In Acute Care Hospitals, Ingrid Kindipan Aug 2017

The Role Of Leader Empowering Behaviors On Work Engagement And Intent To Stay Among Staff Nurses In Acute Care Hospitals, Ingrid Kindipan

Nursing Dissertations

Leader empowering behavior is a facilitative process where employees perceive their leader to allow self-management and self-leadership of employees. Leader empowering behaviors can be perceived by employees as either enabling or burdensome. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to examine the relationship of leader empowering behaviors with nurse demographics, work engagement and intent to stay. A convenience sample of nurses (N = 212) employed in various nursing units within four hospitals completed an online survey related to perceived leader empowering behaviors, and the nurse’s level of work engagement and intent to stay in his/her organization of employment. Overall, …