The impact of leadership styles on nurses' satisfaction and intention to stay among Saudi nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 668-678

  Abualrub, Raeda F ^a   Alghamdi, Mohammed G ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hospital nurses; Intention to stay; Job satisfaction; Leadership styles; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHOMETRICS; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864322200     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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