Organizational change and work-related empowerment

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 500-507

  Kuokkanen, Liisa ^b   Suominen, Tarja ^a   Rankinen, Sirkku ^c   Kukkurainen, Marja Leena ^c   Savikko, Nina ^c   Doran, Diane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b HAAGA HELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c Rheumatism Foundation   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Nurse; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SELF EFFICACY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34250351868     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00733.x     Document Type: Article

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