"AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP OF PRECEPTORS: PREDICTOR OF WORK ENGAGEMENT AND J" by Lisa Giallonardo

Date of Award

2009

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Nursing

Program

Nursing

Supervisor

Dr. Carol Wong

Second Advisor

Dr. Carroll Iwasiw

Abstract

The purpose o f this study was to examine the relationships between new graduate

nurses’perceptions ofpreceptor authentic leadership (Avolio, Gardner, Walumbwa, Luthans, & May, 2004) and their work engagement andjob satisfaction. A predictive non-experimental survey design was used to test these relationships in a population of Ontario new graduate nurses working in acute care hospitals. The final sample consisted of 170 new graduate nurses (response rate= 39%). Consistent with Avolio et al.’s (2004) assertions: authentic leadership was positively related to work engagement and job satisfaction; authentic leadership and work engagement explained 20% o f the variance in job satisfaction; and work engagement was found to partially mediate the relationship between authentic leadership and job satisfaction. These results offer nurse educators and administrators a theoretical basis for creating preceptors preparatory programs that facilitate the development o f preceptors’ authentic leadership; thus improving the work engagement and job satisfaction o f new graduate nurses.

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