Managing complex workplace stress in health care organizations: Leaders' perceived legitimacy conflicts

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 931-941

  Dellve, Lotta ^a   WikstrÖm, Ewa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping behaviours; Leadership development; Managers; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFLICT; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TEACHER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MENTORS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 68949099439     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00996.x     Document Type: Article

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