Impact of leadership styles adopted by head nurses on job satisfaction: A comparative study between governmental and private hospitals in Jordan

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 384-392

  Abdelhafiz, Ibrahim Mbarak ^a   Alloubani, Aladeen Mah'D ^a   Almatari, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABUK   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Head nurses; Job satisfaction; Jordan; Leadership styles; Private and governmental hospitals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JORDAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; JORDAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84940704766     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12333     Document Type: Article

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