The importance of effective organisational relationships for nurses: A social capital perspective

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 232-247

  Brunetto, Yvonne ^a   Farr Wharton, Rod ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Job commitment (affective and continuance); Job satisfaction; Nurses' satisfaction with supervisor communication processes; Public sector employee; Social capital theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748513638     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2006.010397     Document Type: Article

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