Effect of work environment on care managers' role ambiguity: An exploratory study in Japan

Care Management Journals

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 113-121

  Yoshie, Satoru ^a   Saito, Tami ^a   Takahashi, Miyako ^a   Kai, Ichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Professional support; Profit seeking climate; Role ambiguity; Role clarification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 53149153174     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1521-0987.9.3.113     Document Type: Article

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