Nurses’ supervisors, learning options and organisational commitment: Australia, Brazil and England

Yvonne Brunetto; Kate Shacklock; Stephen Teo; Rodney Farr-Wharton; Silvia Nelson

doi:10.1111/jonm.12249

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Nurses’ supervisors, learning options and organisational commitment: Australia, Brazil and England

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Nurses’ supervisors, learning options and organisational commitment: Australia, Brazil and England

Yvonne Brunetto, Kate Shacklock, Stephen Teo, Rodney Farr-Wharton and Silvia Nelson

Journal of Nursing Management, Vol.23(8), pp.1029-1038

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12249

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comparative research

empowerment

leader-member exchange

nurses

organisational commitment

Aim: To examine the relationships between leader-member exchange (LMX), workplace learning options (teamwork, training and development), empowerment and organisational commitment, for nurses in Australia, England and Brazil. Background: The supervisor-employee relationship is fundamental to management theory and practice within the work context of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Methods: Survey-based, self-report data were collected from 1350 nurses in 23 acute-care hospitals during 2011. Results: Significant relationships were found between key Social Exchange Theory antecedents (LMX and teamwork) and outcomes (organisational commitment) for nurses in Australia and England, but not in Brazil. As expected, the path between teamwork and organisational commitment was significant in the three countries. Conclusions: The findings affirm the importance of LMX as a management tool affecting employee outcomes in OECD countries. In contrast, LMX cannot be assumed to play an important role within a context that operates a dual employment structure coupled with a culture accepting of 'Jeitinho' workplace relationships. Implications for nursing management Informal workplace relationships - 'Jeitinho' (similar to the Chinese 'guanxi') may be worthy of examination within BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries such as Brazil.

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Title: Nurses’ supervisors, learning options and organisational commitment: Australia, Brazil and England
Authors: Yvonne Brunetto (Author) - Southern Cross Business School
Kate Shacklock (Author) - Griffith University
Stephen Teo (Author) - Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Rodney Farr-Wharton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Silvia Nelson (Author) - Southern Cross Business School
Publication details: Journal of Nursing Management, Vol.23(8), pp.1029-1038
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12249
ISSN: 0966-0429
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449022802621
Output Type: Journal article

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