Evaluating the impact of a new pay agreement on New Zealand nursing

International Nursing Review

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-213

  Buchan, J ^a   North, N ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Labour Market; New Zealand; Pay; Recruitment; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS; TRADE UNION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LABOR UNIONS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIETIES, NURSING;

EID: 65649104089     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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