Nursing staff turnover: Does leadership matter?

Leadership in Health Services

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-183

  Sellgren, Stina ^a   Ekvall, Goran ^b   Tomson, Goran ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employee turnover; Job satisfaction; Leadership; Nursing; Organizational culture; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 70349651841     PISSN: 17511879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511870710764023     Document Type: Article

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