Journal article
Front‐line managers as boundary spanners: effects of span and time on nurse supervision satisfaction
Abstract
AIM: To examine the influence of nurse manager span (number of direct report staff), time in staff contact, transformational leadership practices and operational hours on nurse supervision satisfaction.
BACKGROUND: Increasing role complexity has intensified the boundary spanning functions of managers. Because work demands and scope vary by management position, time in staff contact rather than span may better explain managers' capacity to …
Authors
MEYER RM; O'BRIEN‐PALLAS L; DORAN D; STREINER D; FERGUSON‐PARÉ M; DUFFIELD C
Journal
Journal of Nursing Management, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 611–622
Publisher
Hindawi
Publication Date
July 2011
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01260.x
ISSN
0966-0429