HRM effectiveness in older people's and nursing homes: The search for best (quality) practices

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 549-571

  De Prins, Peggy ^a   Henderickx, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Burnout; Human recourses management; Individually tailored care; Older people's and nursing homes; Stress; Work design

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049007094     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764006296051     Document Type: Article

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