The effect of structural empowerment and organizational commitment on Chinese nurses' job satisfaction

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 186-191

  Yang, Jinhua ^a   Liu, Yanhui ^b   Chen, Yan ^a   Pan, Xiaoyan ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Empowerment; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84904122528     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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