Resonant Leadership and Workplace Empowerment: The Value of Positive Organizational Cultures in Reducing Workplace Incivility.

BULLYING prevention; PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout prevention; CHI-squared test; CONCEPTUAL structures; CORPORATE culture; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; JOB satisfaction; LEADERSHIP; MATHEMATICAL models; NURSES; NURSES' attitudes; NURSING services administration; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCALE analysis (Psychology); SELF-efficacy; VIOLENCE in the workplace; WORK environment; THEORY; OCCUPATIONAL roles; STRUCTURAL equation modeling; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics

The article discusses a study which aims to test a model linking a positive leadership approach and workplace empowerment to workplace incivility, burnout and job satisfaction. It defines workplace incivility as low intensity deviant behaviour with ambiguous intent of harming the target in violation of workplace norms for mutual respect. It suggests the role of positive leadership practices in the creation of healthy work environments that promote retention of nurses.