Nurses' perception of their manager's leadership style and unit climate: Are there generational differences?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-34

  Farag, Amany A ^a   Tullai Mcguinness, Susan ^a   Anthony, Mary K ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby Boomers; Gen Xers; Leadership style; Unit climate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; OHIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 58049141042     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00964.x     Document Type: Article

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