Quality of Relationship with Supervisor and Work Exhaustion among Nurses

Authors

Unnikammu Moideenkutty, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India and Department of Management and College of Commerce & Economics, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Gary Blau, Temple University, FSBM Hospital, Philadelphia, USA
Ahmed Al-Mandhari, Department of Family Medicine & Public Health and Directorate, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Abstract

Objectives: To study the impact of quality of relationships with supervisors, operationalised as leader-member exchange (LMX), on work exhaustion among nurses working for a hospital in Oman. Methods: Data were collected from 229 nurses using a questionnaire. Results: LMX was found to be a significant negative correlate of work exhaustion directly, as well as beyond the controlled- for correlates of gender, organisation experience, occupation experience, education level, job satisfaction, occupation satisfaction and work interfering with family. Conclusion: A perceived higher quality work relationship with one’s supervisor appears to have a significant impact on reducing perceived work exhaustion among nurses.

Publication Date

11-30-2008

First Page

275

Last Page

282

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Recommended Citation

Moideenkutty, Unnikammu; Blau, Gary; and Al-Mandhari, Ahmed (2008) "Quality of Relationship with Supervisor and Work Exhaustion among Nurses," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 8: 275-282.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2736