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A programme theory for followership development for nurses working in a hospital Welile Mamba (18055822) Nursing workforce Followers' performance Leadership and diversity Programme theory development Followership Followership styles Followership development Nurses Hospital SDG 3 Good health and wellbeing SDG 10 Reduced inequalities <p dir="ltr">A programme theory for developing followers was formulated based on a realist literature search from various databases which include CINAHL, Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science. The Boolean search strings used were <i>“</i>Develop*” OR “activit*” OR “program*” OR “train*” OR “intervention” AND “Followership” OR “Follower<i>”</i>. The literature search generated the context-mechanisms-outcomes configurations that explain how and why followership development occurs (or does not) in organisations. The final program theory comprised three context-mechanism-outcome configurations. Followership development occurred within contexts of organizational intentionality, transparency, and inclusivity, and in the presence of leaders with non-hierarchical views of followership. Mechanisms included creating opportunities for reflection on followership, using various teaching and learning methods, and raising awareness of negative stereotypes about followers. Outcomes were engaged, thriving followers who were independent and formed trusting and enduring relationships with their leaders.</p> 2026-10-12T13:11:46Z Dataset Dataset 10.25403/UPresearchdata.34330728.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/A_programme_theory_for_followership_development_for_nurses_working_in_a_hospital/34330728 CC BY 4.0