Burnout and depression among nurses in Japan and China: The moderating effects of job satisfaction and absence

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2741-2761

  Tourigny, Louise ^a   Baba, Vishwanath V ^b   Wang, Xiaoyun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Burnout; China; Depression; Japan; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649816998     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2010.528656     Document Type: Article

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