African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

The nurse as an integration agent in handoff: A social networks analysis perspective

Antonio Sergio da Silva
  • Antonio Sergio da Silva
  • Business Administration, Universidade Municipal Sao Caetano do Sul Rua Santo Antonio, 50. CEP: 09521-160, SCSul, SP, Brazil.
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Aline Bento Ambrosio Avelar
  • Aline Bento Ambrosio Avelar
  • Business Administration, Universidade Municipal Sao Caetano do Sul Rua Santo Antonio, 50. CEP: 09521-160, SCSul, SP, Brazil.
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Milton Carlos Farina
  • Milton Carlos Farina
  • Business Administration, Universidade Municipal Sao Caetano do Sul Rua Santo Antonio, 50. CEP: 09521-160, SCSul, SP, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 16 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 September 2014
  •  Published: 14 October 2014

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