creators_name: Nora Ahmad, 
creators_name: Oranye, Nelson Ositadimma
type: article
datestamp: 2012-11-01 03:10:58
lastmod: 2012-11-01 03:10:58
metadata_visibility: show
corp_creators: Open University Malaysia
corp_creators: UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title: Empowerment, job satisfaction and organizational commitment: a
comparative analysis of nurses working in Malaysia and England
ispublished: pub
subjects: HF5549.5
subjects: RC
full_text_status: none
keywords: hospital administrators, job satisfaction, nurses, nursing leaders, organizational
commitment, structural and psychological empowerment
note: This article is available at OUM Digotal Library online database. 
abstract: Aims To examine the relationships between nurses empowerment, job satisfaction
and organizational commitment in culturally and developmentally different societies.
Background Employment and retention of sufficient and well-committed nursing
staff are essential for providing safe and effective health care. In light of this, nursing
leaders have been searching for ways to re-engineer the healthcare system particularly
by providing an environment that is conducive to staff empowerment, job
satisfaction and commitment.
Methods This is a descriptive correlational survey of 556 registered nurses (RNs) in
two teaching hospitals in England and Malaysia.
Results Although the Malaysian nurses felt more empowered and committed to
their organization, the English nurses were more satisfied with their job.
Conclusion The differences between these two groups of nurses show that
empowerment does not generate the same results in all countries, and reflects
empirical evidence from most cross cultural studies on empowerment.
Implications for nursing management Nursing management should always take into
consideration cultural differences in empowerment, job satisfaction and commitment
of nursing staff while formulating staff policies.
publication: Journal of Nursing Management
pagerange: 582-591
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Nora Ahmad,  and Oranye, Nelson Ositadimma   Empowerment, job satisfaction and organizational commitment: a comparative analysis of nurses working in Malaysia and England.  Journal of Nursing Management.  pp. 582-591.