Effects of workplace incivility and empowerment on newly-graduated nurses' organizational commitment

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1004-1015

  Smith, Lesley Marie ^a   Andrusyszyn, Mary Anne ^a   Spence Laschinger, Heather K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Newly graduated nurse; Organizational commitment; Psychological empowerment; Structural empowerment; Workplace incivility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 78649418109     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01165.x     Document Type: Article

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