Conflict management in public hospitals: The Cyprus case

International Nursing Review

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 242-248

  Pavlakis, A ^a   Kaitelidou, D ^b   Theodorou, M ^b   Galanis, P ^a   Sourtzi, P ^b   Siskou, O ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Conflict in hospitals; Conflict management; Conflict management strategies; Conflict resolution; Cyprus; Human resources; Workplace conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYPRUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CYPRUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79955740235     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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