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    J Korean Acad Nurs Adm. 2015 Dec;21(5):552-560. Korean.
    Published online Dec 31, 2015.
    https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.5.552
    Copyright © 2015 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
    Original Article

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

    Seon Young Lee,1 Myung Ha Lee,2 Hyun Kyung Kim,2 Ok Lae Park,1 and Byung Ju Sung1
      • 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, Email: kimhk@jbnu.ac.kr
    Received November 10, 2015; Revised December 07, 2015; Accepted December 08, 2015.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    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.

    Keywords
    Servant leadership; Empowerment; Organizational commitment; Nurses

    Tables

    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

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