Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Sources of Self-Esteem II: Performance Feedback01:24

Sources of Self-Esteem II: Performance Feedback

Self-esteem is intricately tied to our perception of competence and our ability to exert control over our lives. One of the primary sources of this perception is performance feedback — the ongoing evaluation of our actions in terms of success and failure. According to Franks and Marolla (1976), people derive self-worth from experiencing themselves as causal agents, capable of achieving goals and overcoming obstacles. This process nurtures a critical component of self-esteem: self-efficacy,...
Self-Efficacy01:29

Self-Efficacy

Self-efficacy is the belief in one's capacity to organize and execute actions necessary to manage prospective situations. This belief significantly influences how individuals approach goals, tasks, and challenges across different domains of life.Psychological and Educational ImpactsIndividuals with strong self-efficacy are more resilient in the face of difficulties. They are more likely to adopt effective problem-solving strategies, persist through obstacles, and regulate emotions such as...
Factors Affecting Workability01:24

Factors Affecting Workability

The workability of concrete is a critical characteristic that influences the ease of mixing, handling, and finishing the concrete. It is affected by several factors including water content, aggregate properties, and admixtures like air entrainment. Water plays a fundamental role as it lubricates the concrete mix, facilitating easier movement and placement. However, the water requirement varies depending on the texture and shape of aggregates. Finer particles and angular, rough-textured...
Power01:08

Power

The concept of work involves force and displacement; meanwhile, the work-energy theorem relates the net work done on a body to the difference in its kinetic energy, calculated between two points on its trajectory. While none of these quantities or relations involves time explicitly, we know that the time available to accomplish work is often just as important as the amount of work itself. For example, sprinters in a race may have achieved the same velocity at the finish, therefore,...
Social Loafing01:37

Social Loafing

Another way in which a group presence can affect performance is social loafing—the exertion of less effort by a person working together with a group. Social loafing occurs when our individual performance cannot be evaluated separately from the group. Thus, group performance declines on easy tasks (Karau & Williams, 1993). Essentially individual group members loaf and let other group members pick up the slack. Because each individual’s efforts cannot be evaluated, individuals become less...
Quantifying Work02:30

Quantifying Work

As a system undergoes a change, its internal energy can change, and energy can be transferred from the system to the surroundings, or from the surroundings to the system.

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Assessing organizational social context in surgical domains: perspectives of nursing staff and first-line nurse managers and their associations with nurse-focused outcomes.

BMC nursing·2026
Same author

Empowerment of Newly Graduated Nurses in Six European Countries 1 Year Post-Graduation: Cross-Sectional Study and Psychometric Evaluation.

Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society·2026
Same author

Correction to: Role of the nurse in patient education and follow-up of people receiving oral chemotherapy treatment: an International survey.

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·2024
Same author

Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology: low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers-results of a EULAR-funded European survey.

RMD open·2023
Same author

Assessing acceptability and identifying barriers and facilitators to implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patient education in inflammatory arthritis: a mixed-methods study with rheumatology professionals in 23 European and Asian countries.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases·2022
Same author

Graduating Nursing Students' Empowerment and Related Factors: Comparative Study in Six European Countries.

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)·2022

Related Experiment Videos

The constancy of work-related empowerment.

Tarja Suominen1, Sirkku Rankinen, Liisa Kuokkanen

  • 1Department of Nursing Science, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland. tarja.suominen@uku.fi

Journal of Nursing Management
|August 11, 2007
PubMed
Summary

Staff perceptions of work empowerment at a Finnish hospital remained strong and consistent over time. This suggests work empowerment may be more influenced by individual employee strengths than organizational changes.

Related Experiment Videos

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Organizational Psychology

Background:

  • Understanding work empowerment is crucial for healthcare staff well-being and organizational effectiveness.
  • Previous research has explored factors influencing employee empowerment in various sectors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the experiences of work empowerment among non-physician staff at the Rheumatism Foundation Hospital in Helsinki, Finland.
  • To assess changes in work empowerment perceptions over a two-year period.

Main Methods:

  • A structured questionnaire assessing verbal, behavioral, and outcome empowerment was administered in 2004 and 2005.
  • The study targeted multidisciplinary team members, excluding physicians and administrative personnel (n1=115, n2=112).
  • A 58% response rate was achieved, with data analyzed using statistical methods.

Main Results:

  • No statistically significant differences in work empowerment were observed between the two data collection points.
  • Staff reported relatively strong perceptions of work-related empowerment.

Conclusions:

  • Work-related empowerment appears stable and potentially independent of organizational shifts.
  • The findings raise questions about whether work empowerment is primarily an individual attribute related to employee strengths and competencies.