Organization aesthetics in nursing homes

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 439-448

  Hujala, Anneli ^a   Rissanen, Sari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Corporeal; Embodiment; Nursing management; Organizational aesthetics; Physical space

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; ESTHETICS; FINLAND; HUMAN; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; ESTHETICS; FINLAND; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79955971768     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01193.x     Document Type: Article

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