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Effects of Head Nurses' Servant Leadership on Organizational Commitment among Clinical Nurses: Focused on the Mediating Effect of Empowerment

Seon Young Lee1, Myung Ha Lee2, Hyun Kyung Kim2, Ok Lae Park1, Byung Ju Sung1
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2015;21(5):552-560.
Published online: December 31, 2015

1Graduate School, College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, Korea.

2College of Nursing, Chonbuk Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonbuk National University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kim, Hyun Kyung. College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, deokjin-gu, Jeonju 54896, Korea. Tel: +82-63-270-3121, Fax: +82-63-270-3127, kimhk@jbnu.ac.kr
• Received: November 10, 2015   • Revised: December 7, 2015   • Accepted: December 8, 2015

Copyright © 2015 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    This study was performed to identify the mediating effect of empowerment in the relationship between head nurses' servant leadership and organizational commitment among clinical nurses.
  • Methods
    A cross-sectional survey design was used. A convenience sample of 249 nurses was recruited from three hospitals located in J province, South Korea. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires, including general characteristics, servant leadership, empowerment, and organizational commitment. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, and linear regression using the SPSS 22.0 program.
  • Results
    Head nurses' servant leadership perceived by clinical nurses significantly influenced their organization commitment. Empowerment partly mediated the effect of servant leadership on organizational commitment.
  • Conclusion
    The findings suggest the importance of improving nurse managers' servant leadership and empowering nurses to increase their organizational commitment.
  • Key Words: Servant leadership; Empowerment; Organizational commitment; Nurses
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Table 1

General Characteristics of Participants (N=249)

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Table 2

Servant Leadership, Empowerment, and Organizational Commitment (N=249)

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Table 3

Correlations among Study Variables (N=249)

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Table 4

Servant Leadership, Empowerment, and Organizational Commitment according to General Characteristics (N=249)

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Table 5

Medicating Effect of Empowerment in the Relationship between Servant Leadership and Organizational Commitment

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Dummy variables: age (referent:<30), education (referent: diploma), marital status (referent: married), work unit (referent: medical), clinical career (referent:<5 years); Sobel test: z=4.05, p<.001.

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    General Characteristics of Participants (N=249)

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    Servant Leadership, Empowerment, and Organizational Commitment according to General Characteristics (N=249)

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    Dummy variables: age (referent:<30), education (referent: diploma), marital status (referent: married), work unit (referent: medical), clinical career (referent:<5 years); Sobel test: z=4.05, p<.001.
    Table 1 General Characteristics of Participants (N=249)

    Table 2 Servant Leadership, Empowerment, and Organizational Commitment (N=249)

    Table 3 Correlations among Study Variables (N=249)

    Table 4 Servant Leadership, Empowerment, and Organizational Commitment according to General Characteristics (N=249)

    Table 5 Medicating Effect of Empowerment in the Relationship between Servant Leadership and Organizational Commitment

    Dummy variables: age (referent:<30), education (referent: diploma), marital status (referent: married), work unit (referent: medical), clinical career (referent:<5 years); Sobel test: z=4.05, p<.001.

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