Predictors of sustained organizational commitment among nurses with temporary job contracts

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 268-276

  Jalonen, Päivi ^a   Virtanen, Marianna ^a   Vahtera, Jussi ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^b   Kivimäki, Mika ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FINLAND; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CONTRACT SERVICES; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER;

EID: 33744493388     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200605000-00020     Document Type: Article

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