TY - JOUR
T1 - Part 1
T2 - The influence of personal and situational predictors on nurses' aspirations to management roles: Preliminary findings of a national survey of Canadian nurses
AU - Spence Laschinger, Heather K.
AU - Wong, Carol A.
AU - Macdonald-Rencz, Sandra
AU - Burkoski, Vanessa
AU - Cummings, Greta
AU - D'amour, Danielle
AU - Grinspun, Doris
AU - Gurnham, Mary Ellen
AU - Huckstep, Sherri
AU - Leiter, Michael
AU - Perkin, Karen
AU - Macphee, Maura
AU - Matthews, Sue
AU - O'brien-Pallas, Linda
AU - Ritchie, Judith
AU - Ruffolo, Maurio
AU - Vincent, Leslie
AU - Wilk, Piotr
AU - Almost, Joan
AU - Purdy, Nancy
AU - Daniels, Frieda
AU - Grau, Ashley
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Aim: To examine the influence of personal and situational factors on direct-care nurses' interests in pursuing nursing management roles. Background: Nursing managers are ageing and nurses do not appear to be interested in nursing management roles, raising concerns about a nursing leadership shortage in the next decade. Little research has focused on factors influencing nurses' career aspirations to nursing management roles. Methods: A national survey of nurses from nine Canadian provinces was conducted (n = 1241). Multiple regression was used to test a model of personal and situational predictors of nurses' career aspirations to management roles. Results: Twenty-four per cent of nurses expressed interest in pursuing nursing management roles. Personal and situational factors explained 60.2% of nurses' aspirations to management roles. Age, educational preparation, feasibility of further education, leadership self-efficacy, career motivation, and opportunity to motivate others were the strongest predictors of aspirations for management roles. Conclusions: Personal factors were more strongly associated with career aspirations than situational factors. There is a steady decline in interest in management roles with increasing age. Implications for nursing management: Nursing leadership training to develop leadership self-efficacy (particularly for younger nurses) and organizational support for pursuing advanced education may encourage nurses to pursue nursing management roles.
AB - Aim: To examine the influence of personal and situational factors on direct-care nurses' interests in pursuing nursing management roles. Background: Nursing managers are ageing and nurses do not appear to be interested in nursing management roles, raising concerns about a nursing leadership shortage in the next decade. Little research has focused on factors influencing nurses' career aspirations to nursing management roles. Methods: A national survey of nurses from nine Canadian provinces was conducted (n = 1241). Multiple regression was used to test a model of personal and situational predictors of nurses' career aspirations to management roles. Results: Twenty-four per cent of nurses expressed interest in pursuing nursing management roles. Personal and situational factors explained 60.2% of nurses' aspirations to management roles. Age, educational preparation, feasibility of further education, leadership self-efficacy, career motivation, and opportunity to motivate others were the strongest predictors of aspirations for management roles. Conclusions: Personal factors were more strongly associated with career aspirations than situational factors. There is a steady decline in interest in management roles with increasing age. Implications for nursing management: Nursing leadership training to develop leadership self-efficacy (particularly for younger nurses) and organizational support for pursuing advanced education may encourage nurses to pursue nursing management roles.
KW - Career aspirations
KW - Leadership
KW - Nursing
KW - Retention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875052124&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01452.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01452.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0966-0429
VL - 21
SP - 217
EP - 230
JO - Journal of Nursing Management
JF - Journal of Nursing Management
IS - 2
ER -