Examining the antecedents of engaged nurses in Italy: Perceived Organisational Support (POS); satisfaction with training and development; discretionary power

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 805-816

  Trinchero, Elisabetta ^a   Brunetto, Yvonne ^b   Borgonovi, Elio ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discretionary power; Engagement; Nursing; Perceived organisational support; Training and development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISCRETIONARY POWER; ENGAGEMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEIVED ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT; WORKPLACE;

DISCRETIONARY POWER; ENGAGEMENT; NURSING; PERCEIVED ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT; TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSES; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84883788790     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12143     Document Type: Article

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