Social networks and job satisfaction of nurses

WSEAS Transactions on Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 698-707

  Yang, Hsieh Hua ^a   Lai, Yi Horng ^a   Chao, Wan Ching ^b   Chen, Shu Fen ^b   Wang, Mei Hua ^b  

^a ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Advice network; Friendship network; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Propensity to connect with others; Social networks

Indexed keywords

FRIENDSHIP NETWORK; HUMAN RESOURCES; OUTDEGREE; RESEARCH TEAMS; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; NURSING;

JOB SATISFACTION;

EID: 70450174795     PISSN: 11092742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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