Hks. Laschinger et J. Shamian, STAFF NURSES AND NURSE MANAGERS PERCEPTIONS OF JOB-RELATED EMPOWERMENT AND MANAGERIAL SELF-EFFICACY, The Journal of nursing administration, 24(10), 1994, pp. 38-47
Although much has been written about the importance of empowerment in
nursing, few theoretical frameworks provide guidance for nurse adminis
trators in their attempts to create empowered nursing work environment
s. The authors describe a study testing Kanter's Theory of Structural
Power in Organizations in a nursing setting. They argue that the findi
ngs provide evidence of the usefulness of this model for increasing pe
rceptions of job-related empowerment of both staff nurses and managers
. Specific empowerment strategies derived from Kanter's theory are des
cribed.