Transformational leadership in nursing practice

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 1212-1218

  Doody, Owen ^a   Doody, Catriona M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Charity Service   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Motivation; Nursing; Personal qualities; Staff support; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869101661     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.20.1212     Document Type: Article

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