Employee perceptions of workforce retention strategies in a health system
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Article Title | Employee perceptions of workforce retention strategies in a health system |
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ERA Journal ID | 35911 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Belbin, Cheryl (Author), Erwee, Ronel (Author) and Wiesner, Retha (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Management and Organization |
Journal Citation | 18 (5), pp. 742-760 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Maleny, Australia |
ISSN | 1833-3672 |
1839-3527 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1833367200000651 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-management-and-organization/article/abs/employee-perceptions-of-workforce-retention-strategies-in-a-health-system/9F5D6F953761CBE4907B135D357890A9 |
Abstract | The quantitative study explores the perceptions of 379 nurses using a survey to assess awareness of, participation in, and effectiveness of 28 workforce retention strategies offered by Queensland Health. Perceptions of workforce retention strategies were also examined to determine if any aspects of the strategy (retention factors) had an influence on turnover intention. The major findings were that respondents were more aware and had participated to a greater extent in those strategies that were included in Queensland Health policy or were part of the nursing enterprise bargaining agreement. Strategies ranked as most effective included those that provided a monetary advantage and to a lesser extent, a professional development opportunity. A positive relationship was found between retention factors and decreased turnover intention. |
Keywords | motivation; turnover; retention; workforce retention strategies; retention factors |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440706. Health policy |
350710. Organisational behaviour | |
350503. Human resources management | |
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Byline Affiliations | Department of Health, Queensland |
School of Management and Marketing | |
Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q18wx/employee-perceptions-of-workforce-retention-strategies-in-a-health-system
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