Discuss the Effects of Psychological empowerment on transformational leadership and Job Satisfaction
In the Journal of Social Psychology, Fuller, Morrison, Jones, Bridger, and Brown study the relationship between transformational leadership and the positive effects it has on things such as job satisfaction.
Transformational leadership is the “ability to bring about significant change in an organization’s vision, strategy, and culture as well as promote innovation in products and technologies” (Daft 362). The article defines psychological empowerment as “the increased intrinsic task motivation manifested in
European Scientific Journal December 2015 edition vol.11, No.35 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e – ISSN 1857- 7431350cognitions that reflect an individual’s active orientation to his or her work role” (Fuller 389).
The determinants of psychological empowerment included individual variables and social structural variables, like job design, work unit climate, and reward system (Fuller 380). The study was conducted amongst 230 nurses, ranging from nursing assistants to licensed nurses, at a medical facility in the southern United States.
The scientists measured the transformational leadership through Bass’s Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, each with the four dimensions: idealized influence, inspiration, intellectual simulation, and individualized consideration (Fuller 380). The results of the study indicated that empowerment “moderated the relationship between three and four dim
