Empowerment and its effects on clinical nurses in central China

International Nursing Review

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 138-144

  Cai, C F ^a,b   Zhou, Z K ^b   Yeh, H ^c   Hu, J ^d  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Internal work motivation; Job characteristics; Job satisfaction; Nursing; Personal growth; Structural empowerment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREER MOBILITY; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79551483294     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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