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2008 Volume.38 No. 4 p.603 ~ p.611
The Mediator Effect of Empowerment in Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Commitment
Lee Yun-Mi

Kim Bok-Mi
Abstract
Purpose: This study was to determine the mediator or moderator role of empowerment in the relationshipbetween
thehead nurse¡¯s transformational leadership and organizational commitment as perceived by staff nurses.

Methods: Data wascollected from 451 nurses in a tertiary hospital located in B city by means of structured questionnaires. Data was analyzedwith descriptive statistics, Pearson¡¯s correlation coefficient and hierarchial multiple regression using the SPSS program.

Results:Empowerment showed mediating effects between the head nurse¡¯s transformational leadership and organizational commitmentas perceived by staff nurses. However, empowerment did not show moderating effects.

Conclusion: Nurses¡¯ perceptionof empowerment, the head nurse¡¯s transformational leadership and organizational commitment have a strongrelationship. This finding suggests the importance of empowering nurses to increase organizational commitment.
KEYWORD
Leadership, Empowerment, Personnel Loyalty
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