A study on correlation between empowering leadership, growth needs and turnover intentions in 119 emergency medical technicians

Autor: Bo-Ra Gang, Hyun-Mo Yang, Hyuk-Jin Jeon
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services. 17:29-37
ISSN: 1738-1606
DOI: 10.14408/kjems.2013.17.3.029
Popis: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how empowering leadership effects on growth needs and turnover intentions to emergency medical technicians. Methods: The study was based on seventy six paramedics and seventy EMTs-basic who were working at the fire stations. A survey questionnaire was used to prove connection between empowering leadership, growth needs, and turnover intentions. Results: There was a positive correlation between empowering leadership and growth needs, and negative correlation between empowering leadership and turnover intentions. There was a positive correlation between emergency medical technicians growth needs and turnover intentions. Conclusion: This analysis is empirically applied to study the empowering leadership focused on the empowerment act of leader to a leading role to empowerment in fire service organization.
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