Bullying and employee turnover among healthcare workers: A three-wave prospective study

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 742-751

  Hogh, Annie ^a   Hoel, Helge ^b   Carneiro, Isabella G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bullying; Health; Intention to leave; Prospective study; Turnover; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BULLYING; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 80052543683     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01264.x     Document Type: Article

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