Do perceived high performance work systems influence the relationship between emotional labour, burnout and intention to leave? A study of Australian nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1567-1578

  Bartram, Timothy ^a   Casimir, Gian ^b   Djurkovic, Nick ^c   Leggat, Sandra G ^a   Stanton, Pauline ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emotional labour; Intention to leave; Management; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862647846     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.05968.x     Document Type: Article

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