Transformational leadership in nursing: Towards a more critical interpretation

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-22

  Hutchinson, Marie ^a   Jackson, Debra ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leadership; Nursing; Transformational leadership.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MODEL; NURSING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING;

EID: 84872463952     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nin.12006     Document Type: Article

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