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Nursing

Western University

Theses/Dissertations

2018

Affective commitment

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The Effects Of Authentic Leadership And Organizational Commitment On Job Turnover Intentions Of Experienced Nurses, Alexis E. Smith Aug 2018

The Effects Of Authentic Leadership And Organizational Commitment On Job Turnover Intentions Of Experienced Nurses, Alexis E. Smith

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High levels of turnover continue to pose a challenge to the nursing workforce amidst growing patient acuity and budget constraints. The presence of strong nursing leadership may address the need for healthy work environments that contribute to retention outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of authentic leadership of managers, on experienced nurses’ affective, normative, and continuance organizational commitment, and ultimately job turnover intentions. This study used secondary analysis of data collected in a non-experimental survey of 478 registered nurses in Canada. Hayes’ PROCESS version 3 SPSS macro for mediation analysis was used to test the …