Nurses' perceptions of leadership style in hospitals: A grounded theory study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 272-280

  Su, Shu Fen ^a   Jenkins, Mary ^b   Liu, Po Erh ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Grounded theory; Hospital; Leadership style; Nurses; Nursing; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; TAIWAN;

EID: 83355163292     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03815.x     Document Type: Article

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