Organizational commitment among general practitioners: A cross-sectional study of the role of psychosocial factors

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-114

  Kuusio, Hannamaria ^a   Heponiemi, Tarja ^a   Sinervo, Timo ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Family practice; General practitioners; Job demand control support model; Organizational commitment; Primary healthcare; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; WORK;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK;

EID: 77952495236     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813431003779647     Document Type: Article

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