Turnover propensity and its causes among Singapore nurses: An empirical study

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 859-871

  Fang, Yongqing ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Commitment; Nursing; Satisfaction; Singapore; Stress; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345860875     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713769669     Document Type: Article

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