Is there a relationship between personality type and preferred conflict-handling styles? An exploratory study of registered nurses in southern Mississippi

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 921-932

  Whitworth, Bobbie Sue ^a  

^a Kaplan University   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Leadership; Nurses; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MISSISSIPPI; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 57049185680     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00918.x     Document Type: Article

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