Making female first-line nurse managers more effective: a Delphi study of occupational stress

Women in Management Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 88-97

  Loo, Robert ^a   Thorpe, Karran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Delphi method; Gender; Managers; Nursing; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049085608     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420410525298     Document Type: Article

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