Comparing the impact of leader-member exchange, psychological empowerment and affective commitment upon Australian public and private sector nurses: implications for retention

Yvonne Brunetto; K Shacklock; T Bartram; S G Leggat; Rodney Farr-Wharton; P Stanton; G Casimir

doi:10.1080/09585192.2011.616524

Back

Comparing the impact of leader-member exchange, psychological empowerment and affective commitment upon Australian public and private sector nurses: implications for retention

Journal article

Peer reviewed

Comparing the impact of leader-member exchange, psychological empowerment and affective commitment upon Australian public and private sector nurses: implications for retention

Yvonne Brunetto, K Shacklock, T Bartram, S G Leggat, Rodney Farr-Wharton, P Stanton and G Casimir

International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol.23(11), pp.2238-2255

2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.616524

Files and links (1)

url

https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.616524View

Published Version

Abstract

affective commitment

leader member exchange

nurses

psychological empowerment

This study uses Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory to test the associations between the supervisor-subordinate relationship, psychological empowerment and affective commitment amongst 1283 nurses working in Australian public and private hospitals. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected, analysed and presented. The findings show that the quality of LMX is more important in public sector nursing contexts than in the private sector with regard to the relationship between empowerment and affective commitment. Furthermore, the relationship between empowerment and affective commitment is stronger for nurses in public sector organisations with low-quality LMX than for nurses in public sector organisations with high-quality LMX. As empowerment and affective commitment are both predictors of staff retention, the findings can assist in developing targeted current and future retention strategies for healthcare management.

Details

Title: Comparing the impact of leader-member exchange, psychological empowerment and affective commitment upon Australian public and private sector nurses: implications for retention
Authors: Yvonne Brunetto (Author) - Southern Cross University
K Shacklock (Author) - Griffith University
T Bartram (Author) - La Trobe University
S G Leggat (Author) - La Trobe University
Rodney Farr-Wharton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
P Stanton (Author) - Victoria University
G Casimir (Author) - University of Newcastle
Publication details: International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol.23(11), pp.2238-2255
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2012
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.616524
ISSN: 0958-5192; 0958-5192
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449416202621
Output Type: Journal article

Metrics

4 File views/ downloads

995 Record Views

40 Times Cited - Web of Science

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Web Of Science research areas: Management