Effects of absenteeism feedback and goal-setting interventions on nurses' fairness perceptions, discomfort feelings and absenteeism

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 591-602

  Gaudine, Alice ^a   Saks, Alan M ^b   Dawe, Doreen ^a   Beaton, Marilyn ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Feedback; Goal setting; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES;

EID: 84876181939     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01337.x     Document Type: Article

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