The Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (CWEQ-II), (Laschinger, 1996) was used to measure structural empowerment in this study. This is a self- reported, paper and pencil survey instrument constructed to measure structural empowerment, i.e. access to information, support, resources and opportunity, formal and informal power.
The Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire-II (CWEQ-II) is a 19-item instrument across 6 subscales as a measure of the respondent’s perception of structural empowerment and is comprised of four subscales that reflect the dimensions of structural empowerment, and two subscales which measure formal and informal power as theorized by Kanter. The 19 item instrument used a 5 point Likert scale ranging from 1 = never to 5 = a lot.