The impact of chinese cultural values on Taiwan nursing leadership styles: Comparing the self-assessments of staff nurses and head nurses

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-119

  Chang, Yuanmay ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese cultural values; Leadership style

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TAIWAN;

EID: 52649139487     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387296.91677.61     Document Type: Article

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