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A theoretical approach to studying work empowerment in nursing: A review of studies testing Kanterʼs theory of structural power in organizations

Nursing Administration QuarterlyPublished 1 January 1996
Heather K. Spence Laschinger
Citations213
SJR quartileQ2
SJR score0.66
SNIP0.93

TL;DR

The author summarizes the results of a series of studies in a program of research designed to test Rosabeth Moss Kanter's Structural Theory of Organizational Behavior in the nursing population.

Abstract

Although work empowerment is a common theme in the current nursing systems literature, few systematic programs of research have studies the phenomenon from an explicitly theoretical framework. The author summarizes the results of a series of studies in a program of research designed to test Rosabeth Moss Kanter's Structural Theory of Organizational Behavior in the nursing population. Future directions for theory and research are proposed.

Keywords

NursingBusiness, Management and Accounting