Based on the multiple meanings, 'empowerment' can be identified with either conservative or critical Health Promotion approaches. From a conservative approach, the concept is viewed as an essentially individual phenomenon, centered on the provision of information and the external transfer of power in the name of the collective good. From this approach, the relationship between 'psychological' a...

Objective College students are at risk for poor dietary choices. New skills can empower individuals to adopt healthful behaviors, yet eHealth tools designed to develop food-choice skills, such as label-reading skills, are uncommon. We investigated the effects of web-based label-reading training on college students' perceptions of healthful food-choice empowerment. Methods Students completed l...

BACKGROUND The Arab adult with T2DM is understudied with less known facts about the perception of empowerment and its relationship with self-care and glycemic control. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which perception of empowerment by Arab adults living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) was associated with better glycemic control and self-care management. ...

This study examines the effect of strategic performance measurement systems (PMS) on managers’ role clarity, psychological empowerment, job satisfaction and managerial performance. Data were collected using a survey of 83 strategic business unit managers from Australian manufacturing organisations. Consistent with the need to define the underlying theoretical properties of management accounting...

198 words) ERP assimilation involves both strategic levels and individual level. Focusing on either micro or a macro stance yields an incomplete understanding of behaviour occurring at either level. The main objective of this research is to bridge across different levels of analysis in understanding ERP assimilation. First built upon the existing experiences with ERP software application and pr...

OBJECTIVE More than 50% of patients with cancer experience pain. Patient empowerment has been highlighted as central to success in pain management. Up to now, no clear model for this patient group exists, yet several strategies to empower patients have been used in clinical practice. This review examines how empowerment or related concepts have been described in relation to pain management in p...

BACKGROUND The demanding nature of nursing work environments signals longstanding and growing concerns about nurses' health and job satisfaction and the provision of quality care. Specifically in health care settings, nurse leaders play an essential role in creating supportive work environments to avert these negative trends and increase nurse job satisfaction. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this s...

Research Study: Registered Nurse Empowerment and Retention Correlations Student: Michele Etchison, RN, BSN, CNOR Degree: Masters of Science College: College of Applied Sciences and Technology Date: December, 2012 Many studies that have been conducted regarding job satisfaction and nurse retention, yet there is a lack of information about empowerment and how empowerment affects nurse retention. ...

Incidents of computer abuse, proprietary information leaks and other security lapses have been on an increase. Most often, such security lapses are attributed to internal employees in organizations subverting established organizational information security policy (ISP). As employee compliance with ISP is the key to escalating information security breaches, understanding employee motivation for ...

This article explores the politics and practices of a state-initiated, feminist-conceived empowerment program for rural women in India through the lens of neoliberal governmentality. Structured as a government-organized nongovernmental organization (GONGO), the Mahila Samakhya (MS) program seeks to empower and mobilize marginalized women for self-development and social change. The program’s GON...