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Authentic leadership, performance, and job satisfaction: the mediating role of empowerment

Journal of Advanced Nursing · 2012 · Vol. 69(4) · pp. 947–959
Carol WongHeather K. Spence Laschinger

Abstract

The results suggest that the more managers are seen as authentic, by emphasizing transparency, balanced processing, self-awareness and high ethical standards, the more nurses perceive they have access to workplace empowerment structures, are satisfied with their work, and report higher performance.

Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorNursing education and managementHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutAuthentic leadershipEmpowermentJob satisfactionPsychologyStructural equation modelingLeadership styleNursingScale (ratio)Applied psychologySocial psychology

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FemaleHumansJob SatisfactionLeadershipMalePower, Psychological
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