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

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posted on 2024-11-01, 23:36 authored by Yvonne Brunetto, Kate Shacklock, Stephen Teo, Rod Farr-Wharton, Silvia Nelson
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.

History

Journal

Journal of Nursing Management

Volume

23

Issue

8

Start page

1029

End page

1038

Total pages

10

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Place published

United Kingdom

Language

English

Copyright

© 2014 John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Former Identifier

2006055437

Esploro creation date

2020-06-22

Fedora creation date

2015-10-15

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