Perception of practice environment, organizational commitment, and intention to leave among asian nurses working in U.S. hospitals

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 276-282

  Liou, Shwu Ru ^a   Grobe, Susan J ^b  

^a Chang Gang Institute of Technology   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ASIA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENTION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60749114576     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NND.0000342235.12871.ba     Document Type: Article

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