Supervisor-nurse relationships, teamwork, role ambiguity and well-being: Public versus private sector nurses

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-164

  Brunetto, Yvonne ^a   Farr Wharton, Rod ^b   Shacklock, Kate ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; leader member exchange (LMX); nurses; teamwork; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958018629     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1038411111400161     Document Type: Article

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