The Effect of Organisational Power on Structural Empowerment and Awareness of Ability Levels Among a Sample of Nurses

Mokhtar Rabhi; Ahlam Thamri; Mohammed Said Djoual; Rima Affaf Harizi

doi:10.2478/eb-2023-0004

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The Effect of Organisational Power on Structural Empowerment and Awareness of Ability Levels Among a Sample of Nurses

Economics and Business

Volume 37 (2023): Issue 1 (January 2023)

By: Mokhtar Rabhi , Ahlam Thamri , Mohammed Said Djoual and Rima Affaf Harizi

Open Access

|May 2023

Abstract

The paper assesses the effect of organisational power on the structural empowerment of hospital nurses. The study also explores the degree to which nurses are able to take more responsibility in their work. Data were taken from 100 nurses of the Algerian public hospital. The model was tested by partial least squares path modelling. The results showed that organisational power positively affected structural empowerment. In addition, nurses have the ability to take on more responsibilities at work. Increasing nurses’ structural empowerment is an essential outcome. Therefore, it is necessary to move away from extreme centralization and try to share information, support, and experience with nurses, especially at public hospitals. Heads of nursing departments must share experience and information and delegate powers to nurses to enhance the effectiveness of their performance, especially in response to emergencies, and create the appropriate environment to enhance the empowerment of nurses.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2023-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2256-0394 | Journal ISSN: 1407-7337

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Language: English

Page range: 50 - 72

Submitted on: Mar 30, 2023

Accepted on: May 15, 2023

Published online: May 27, 2023

Published in print: Jan 1, 2023

Published by: Riga Technical University

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Keywords:

Ability,

nurses,

organisational power (OP),

structural empowerment (SE)

JEL:

M12,

O15

Related subjects:

Business and economics,

Political economics,

Political economics, other,

Business management,

Business management, other,

Mathematics and statistics for economists,

Statistics,

Econometrics

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