Leadership effectiveness and recorded sickness absence among nursing staff: A cross-sectional pilot study

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 585-595

  Schreuder, Jolanda A H ^a   Roelen, Corné A M ^a,b   Van Zweeden, Nely F ^c   Jongsma, Dianne ^c   Van Der Klink, Jac J L ^a   Groothoff, Johan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Occupational Physician   (Netherlands)

^c NIJ SMELLINGHE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Leadership effectiveness; Leadership flexibility; Sickness absence; Situational leadership

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 79960340490     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01198.x     Document Type: Article

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