RESUMO
This study was conducted in an attempt to explore the relationship between the staff nurses [100] perceived job empowerment and their commitment to the organization based on Kanter's structural theory of the organizational behavior. Data were collected from Assiut Health Insurance Hospital [El-Mabarrah] using the demographic data sheet, organizational description opinionaire [ODO], organizational commitment questionnaire [OCQ] and a modified version of the condition of work effectiveness questionnaire [CWEQ]. The results revealed a strong positive relationship between the nurses' perception of access to the opportunities and their commitment to the organization. In addition, the overall empowerment was correlated positively with the nurses' perception of their immediate manager's power