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Worker Empowerment

Worker Empowerment is a theoretical construct within the field of worker education that denotes the process through which workers gain the knowledge, skills, and agency necessary to influence workplace decisions, improve labor conditions, and advance their professional and personal development.

564

Publications

46.4K

Citations

1.2K

Authors

584

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

103

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Publications

564

The Empowerment Process: Integrating Theory and Practice

Jay A. Conger, Rabindra N. Kanungo · Academy of Management Review · 1988 · 3.5K citations

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Cognitive Elements of Empowerment: An "Interpretive" Model of Intrinsic Task Motivation

Kenneth W. Thomas, Betty Velthouse · Academy of Management Review · 1990 · 3.1K citations

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The Empowerment Process: Integrating Theory and Practice

Jay A. Conger, Rabindra N. Kanungo · Academy of Management Review · 1988 · 1.7K citations

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Cognitive Elements of Empowerment: An “Interpretive” Model of Intrinsic Task Motivation

Kenneth W. Thomas, Betty Velthouse · Academy of Management Review · 1990 · 1.4K citations

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An examination of the mediating role of psychological empowerment on the relations between the job, interpersonal relationships, and work outcomes.

Robert C. Liden, Sandy J. Wayne, Raymond T. Sparrowe · Journal of Applied Psychology · 2000 · 1.4K citations

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Authors

1.2K

  1. HK
    Heather K. Spence Laschinger

    Western University, Canada

    27 publications · 4.4K citations

    24

    h-index

  2. TS
    Tarja Suominen

    9 publications · 262 citations

    9

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  3. LK
    Liisa Kuokkanen

    University of Turku, Finland

    8 publications · 263 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. CW
    Carol Wong

    Western University, Canada

    8 publications · 1.4K citations

    8

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  5. JS
    Judith Shamian

    Western University, Canada

    6 publications · 1.7K citations

    6

    h-index

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Institutions

584

  1. Western University

    London, Canada

    22 h-index

    37 publications

    7.5K citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    766 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University of Turku

    Turku, Finland

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    321 citations

  5. University of Eastern Finland

    Joensuu, Finland

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    162 citations

  6. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. London Health Sciences Centre

    London, Canada

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    503 citations

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Venues

  1. Empowerment in Organizations

    15 publications · 411 citations

    13

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  2. Journal of Nursing Management

    14 publications · 1.4K citations

    13

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  3. JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration

    JNA · 11 publications · 1.3K citations

    11

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 11 publications · 1.7K citations

    10

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  5. Personnel Review

    7 publications · 469 citations

    7

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