Predictors of job satisfaction and absenteeism in two samples of Hong Kong nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 218-229

  Siu, Oi Ling ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Chinese; Job satisfaction; Multidimensional scaling; Nurses; Organizational climate; Psychological distress; Stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; NURSE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRESS; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ABSENTEEISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSES; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036782507     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02364.x     Document Type: Article

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