The practicality of employee empowerment: Supporting a psychologically safe culture

Health Care Manager

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 220-224

  Valadares, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Health care management; Psychological safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADMITTING DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); STAFF DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 16644396349     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200407000-00005     Document Type: Article

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