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Dr. Heather K. Spence Laschinger

Publications

Laschinger, H., Finegan, J., & Wilk, P. (In press).  New graduate burnout: The impact of professional practice environment, workplace civility and empowerment. Nursing Economics.
Laschinger, H., Gilbert, S., Smith, L., & Leslie, K. (2009).  Towards a comprehensive theory of nurse/patient empowerment: Applying Kanter’s empowerment theory to patient care.  Journal of Nursing Management. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.01046.x
Laschinger, H., Finegan, J., & Wilk, P. (2009).  Context matters: The impact of unit leadership and empowerment on nurses’ organizational commitment.  Journal of Nursing Administration, 39, 228-235.
Laschinger, H., Leiter, M., Day, A., & Gilin, D. (2009). Workplace empowerment, incivility, and burnout: Impact on staff nurse recruitment and retention outcomes.  Journal of Nursing Management, 17, 302-311.
Lautizi, M., Laschinger, H., & Ravazzolo, S. (2009).  Workplace empowerment, job satisfaction, and job stress among Italian mental health nurses: An exploratory study. Journal of Nursing Management, 17, 446-452.
Young-Ritchie, C., Laschinger, H. K. S., & Wong, C. (2009).  The effects of emotionally intelligent leadership behaviour on emergency staff nurses’ workplace empowerment and organization commitment.  Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, 22, 70-85.
Armstrong, K., Laschinger, H. K. S., & Wong, C. (2009).  Workplace empowerment and magnet hospital characteristics as predictors of patient safety climate. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 24, 55-62.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Wilk, P., Cho, J., & Greco, P. (2009).  Empowerment, engagement and perceived effectiveness in nursing work environments: Does experience matter?  Journal of Nursing Management, 17, 636-646.
Laschinger, H. K. S. (2008). Effect of empowerment on professional practice environments, work satisfaction, and patient care quality: Further testing the nursing worklife model. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 23, 322-330. 
Faulkner, J., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2008). The effects of structural and psychological empowerment on perceived respect in acute care nurses. Journal of Nursing Management, 16, 214-221.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Purdy, N., & Almost, J. (2007). The impact of leader-member exchange quality, empowerment, and core self evaluation on nurse managers’ job satisfaction.  Journal of Nursing Administration, 37, 221-229.
Harwood, L., Ridley, J., Lawrence-Murphy, J. A., White, S., Laschinger, H. K. S., Bevan, J., & O’Brien, K. (2007).  Nurses’ perceptions of the impact of a renal nursing professional practice model on nursing outcomes, characteristics of practice environments and empowerment – Part II.  The Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists Journal, 17(2), 35-43.
Harwood, L., Ridley, J., Lawrence-Murphy, J. A., Laschinger, H. K. S., White, S., Bevan, J., & O’Brien, K. (2007).  Nurses’ perceptions of the impact of a renal nursing professional practice model on nursing outcomes, characteristics of practice environments and empowerment – Part I.  The Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists Journal, 17(1), 22-29.
Greco, P., Laschinger, H. K. S., & Wong, C. (2006). Leader empowering behaviours, staff nurse empowerment, and work engagement/burnout.  Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, 19(4), 41-56.
Matthews, S., Johnstone, L., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2006). Staff nurse empowerment in line and staff organizational structures for chief nurse executives. Journal of Nursing Administration, 36, 526-533.  
Laschinger, H. K. S., Wong, C., & Greco, P. (2006).  The impact of staff nurse empowerment on person-job fit and work engagement/burnout.  Nursing Administration Quarterly, 30, 358-367.
Cho, J., Laschinger, H. K. S., & Wong, C. (2006).  Workplace empowerment, work engagement and organizational commitment of new graduate nurses. Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, 19(3), 43-60.
DeCicco, J., Laschinger, H. K. S., & Kerr, M.  (2006).  Perceptions of empowerment and respect:  Effect on nurses’ organizational commitment in nursing home. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 32, 49-56.
Laschinger, H. K. S., & Leiter, M. (2006).  The impact of nursing work environments on patient safety outcomes: The mediating role of burnout/engagement. Journal of Nursing Administration, 36(5), 259-267.
Leiter, M.P. & Laschinger, H.K.S. (2006). Relationships of work and practice environment to professional burnout: Testing a causal model.  Nursing Research,55(2), 137-146.
Davies, M-A., Laschinger, H. K., & Andrusyszyn, M-A. (2006). Clinical educators’ empowerment, job tension, and job satisfaction: A test of Kanter’s theory. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 22(2), 78-86
DeCicco, J., Laschinger, H. K. S., & Kerr, M.  (2006).  Impact of perceived empowerment and respect on nurses’ organizational commitment in nursing home settings.  Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 32(5), 49-55.
Laschinger, H.K.S., Purdy, N., Cho, J., Almost, J. (2006). Antecedents and consequences of nurse managers’ perceptions of organizational support. Nursing Economics, 24(1), 20-29.
Armstrong, K., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2006).  Structural empowerment, magnet hospital characteristics and patient safety culture: Making the link.  Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 21(2).
Patrick, A., Laschinger, H.K.S. (2006). The effect of structural empowerment and perceived organizational support on middle level nurse managers’ role satisfaction. Journal of Nurse Management, 14, 13-22
Laschinger, H.K.S. (2005). Research in nursing administration and nursing service delivery:  Building knowledge for evidence-based nursing administration practice. In Smith, D. L. & Hibberd, N.J. (Eds.), Nursing leadership in Canada (3rd Ed). Toronto: Elsevier Science Ltd. 
Laschinger, H.K.S., & Finegan, J. (2005). Using empowerment to build trust and respect in the workplace: A strategy for addressing the nursing shortage.Nursing Economics, 23, 6-13.
Laschinger, H. K. S., & Finegan, J. (2005). Empowering nurses’ for work engagement and health in hospital settings. Journal of Nursing Administration, 35(10),439-449.
Siu, H., Laschinger, H. K. L., & Vingilis, E.  (2005).  The impact of problem-based learning on students’ perceptions of empowerment in nursing educational settings.  Journal of Nursing Education, 44, 459-468.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Almost, J., Purdy, N., & Kim, J.  (2004).  Predictors of nurse managers' health in Canadian restructured healthcare settings.  Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, 17(4), 88-105.
Tigert, J., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2004). Critical care nurses’ perceptions of workplace empowerment, magnet hospital traits and mental health. CACCN, 15(4), 19-23.
Boudrias, J. S., Gaudreau, P., & Laschinger, H. K. S.  (2004).  Testing the structure of psychological empowerment:  Does gender make a difference?  Educational and Psychological Measurement, 64(5), 861-877.
Laschinger, H. K. S. (2004).  Hospital nurses’ perceptions of respect and organizational justice. Journal of Nursing Administration, 34, 354-364 .
Laschinger, H. K. S., Finegan, J., Shamian, J., & Wilk, P.  (2004).  A longitudinal analysis of the impact of workplace empowerment on staff nurses' work satisfaction.  Journal of Organizational Behavior, 25(4), 527-545.
Sarmiento, T., Laschinger, H. K. S., & Iwasiw, C.  (2004).  College nurse educators’ workplace empowerment, burnout, and job satisfaction: Testing Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s theory. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 46(2), 134-143.
Kluska, K. & Laschinger, H. K. S.  (2004).  Staff nurse empowerment and effort reward imbalance. Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, 17(1).
Laschinger, H. K. S., Finegan, J., Shamian, J., & Wilk, P.  (2003).  Workplace Empowerment as a Predictor of Nurse Burnout in Restructured Healthcare Settings.Longwoods Review 1(3): 2-11.  [Insert] Hospital Quarterly 6(4).
Laschinger, H. K. S., Almost, J., & Tuer-Hodes, D. (2003).  Workplace empowerment and magnet hospital characteristics: making the link.  Journal of Nursing Administration, 33, 410-422.
Doran, D., Sidani, S., Pringle, D., McGillis Hall, L., Watt-Watson, J., Mallette, C., Laschinger, H.K.S., White, P. & Almost, J. (2003). Nursing sensitive outcomes: State of the science. Toronto, ON: Jones & Barlett Publishers, Inc.
Manojlovich, M. & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2002).  The relationship of empowerment and selected personality characteristics to nursing job satisfaction.  Journal of Nursing Administration, 32, 586-595.
Shamian, J., Kerr, M., Laschinger, H. K. S., & Thomson, D.  (2002).  A hospital-level analysis of the work environment and workforce health indicators for registered nurses in Ontario's acute care hospitals.  Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 33(4), 35-50. 
Almost, J., & Laschinger, H. K. S.  (2002).   Workplace empowerment, collaborative work relationships, and job strain in nurse practitioners.  Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 14, 408-420.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Finegan, J., Shamian, J. (2002). The impact of workplace empowerment and organizational trust on staff nurses' work satisfaction and organizational commitment. (Reprint from Health Care Management Review).   Blair, J. D., Fottler, M. D., & Savage, G. T. (Eds).  Advances in Health Care Management. Volume III.  Greenwich, CT:  JAI Press.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Shamian, J., & Thomson, D. (2001). Impact of magnet hospital characteristics on nurse's perceptions of trust, burnout, quality of care, and work satisfaction.  Nursing Economics, 19(5): 209-19.
Finegan, J., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2001).  The antecedents and consequences of empowerment: A gender analysis. Journal of Nursing Administration, 31(10), 489-497.
Miller, P., Goddard, P., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2001).  Evaluating physical therapists' perceptions of empowerment using Kanter's Theory of Structural Power in Organizations.  Journal of Physical Therapy, 81(12), 1880-1888.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Finegan, J., Shamian, J. (2001). The impact of workplace empowerment and organizational trust on staff nurses' work satisfaction and organizational commitment. Health Care Management Review, 6(3), 7-23.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Finegan, J., Shamian, J., & Almost, J. (2001). Testing Karasek's demand-control model in restructured health care settings: Effect of job strain on staff nurses quality of worklife. Journal of Nursing Administration, 31, 233-243.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Finegan, J., Shamian, J., & Wilk, P. (2001). Impact of structural and psychological empowerment on job strain in nursing work settings: Expanding Kanter's Model. Journal of Nursing Administration, 31(5), 260-272.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Finegan, J., & Shamian, J. (2001). Promoting nurses' health: Effect of empowerment on job strain and work satisfaction. Nursing Economics, 19, 42-52.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Finegan, J., Shamian, J., & Sabiston, J.A. (2001). Voices from the trenches: Nurses' experiences of hospital restructuring in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, 14(1), 6-13.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Finegan, J., Shamian, J., & Casier, S. (2000). Organizational trust and empowerment in restructured health care settings: Effects on staff nurse commitment. Journal of Nursing Administration, 30(9), 413-425.
Laschinger, H. K. S., & Sabiston, J. A. (2000). Staff nurse empowerment and workplace behaviours. The Canadian Nurse, 96(2), 18-20.
Laschinger, H. K. S., & Wong, C. (1999) Staff nurse empowerment and collective accountability: Effect on perceived productivity and self-rated work effectiveness. Nursing Economics, 17(6), 308-316.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Wong, C., McMahon, L., & Kaufmann, C. (1999). Leader behavior impact on staff nurse empowerment, job tension and work effectiveness.Journal of Nursing Administration, 29(5), 28-39.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Sabiston, J. A., & Kutzscher, L. (1997). Empowerment and staff nurse decision involvement in nursing work environments: Testing Kanter's theory of structural power in organizations. Research in Nursing and Health, 20, 341-352.
Kutzscher, L. I. T., Sabiston, J. A., Laschinger, H. K. S., & Nish, M. (1997). The effects of teamwork on staff perception of empowerment and job satisfaction.Healthcare Management Forum, 10(2), 12-17.
Laschinger, H. K. S., & Havens, D. (1997). The effect of workplace empowerment on staff nurses' occupational mental health and work effectiveness. Journal of Nursing Administration, 27(6), 42-50.
Goddard, P., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (1997) Nurse manager's perceptions of power and opportunity. Canadian Journal of Nursing Administration, 10(2), 40-66.
Havens, D., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (1997). Creating the environment to support shared governance: Kanter's theory of power in organizations. Journal of Shared Governance, 3(1), 15-23.
Laschinger, H. K. S. (1996). Measuring empowerment from Kanter's (1977; 1993) theoretical perspective. Journal of Shared Governance, 2(4), 23-26.
Laschinger, H. K. S., & Havens, D. (1996). Staff nurse work empowerment and perceived control over nursing practice, work satisfaction and work effectiveness. Journal of Nursing Administration, 26(9), 27-35.
McDermott, K., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (1996). Work empowerment and organizational commitment. Nursing Management, 27(5), 44-48.
Hatcher, S., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (1996). Staff nurses' perceptions of job empowerment and level of burnout: A test of Kanter's theory of structural power in organizations. Canadian Journal of Nursing Administration, 9(2), 74-94.
Haugh, E., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (1996). Power and opportunity in public health nursing work environments. Public Health Nursing, 13(1), 42-49.
Laschinger, H. K. S., & Shamian, J. (1994). Staff nurses' and nurse managers' perceptions of job related empowerment and managerial self efficacy. Journal of Nursing Administration, 24(10), 38-47.
Laschinger, H. K. S. (1996). A theoretical approach to studying work empowerment in nursing: A review of studies testing Kanter's theory of structural power in organizations. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 20(2), 25-41.
Sabiston, J. A., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (1995). Staff nurse work empowerment and perceived autonomy: Testing Kanter's theory of structural power in organizations. Journal of Nursing Administration, 25(9), 42-50.
Wilson, B., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (1994). Staff nurse perception of job empowerment and organizational commitment. A test of Kanter's theory of structural power in organizations. Journal of Nursing Administration, 24(4S) 39-47.