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The value of collaborative governance/staff empowerment
Jeanette Ives Erickson1, Glenys A Hamilton, Dorothy E Jones
1Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, GRB 015, Boston, MA 02114, USA. jiveserickson@partners.org
The Journal of Nursing Administration
|February 14, 2003
Summary
Staff participating in collaborative governance, a clinician-led decision-making model, reported higher empowerment. This structure fosters self-growth and organizational development.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Organizational Psychology
- Nursing Professional Practice
Background:
- Collaborative governance is a key component of professional practice models in patient care services.
- It aims to enhance interdisciplinary communication and staff involvement in decision-making.
- Empowerment is a critical concept for evaluating the impact of this governance structure.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare empowerment and power dynamics between members and non-members of collaborative governance.
- To assess these changes over a three-year period.
Main Methods:
- A longitudinal study design was employed.
- Survey data were collected from staff across various disciplines at baseline and over 3.5 years.
- Empowerment and power scores were analyzed for members versus non-members of collaborative governance committees.
Main Results:
- A total of 657 staff surveys were analyzed over 3.5 years.
- While demographic variables like age showed no significant differences, work status and education did.
- Collaborative governance members consistently reported significantly higher empowerment scores at the second and third measurement points compared to non-members.
Conclusions:
- Membership in collaborative governance committees positively impacts staff empowerment.
- The findings indicate that collaborative governance fosters individual self-growth.
- This structure contributes to broader organizational development within healthcare settings.