Organizational Tenure and the Perceived Importance of Retention Factors in Nursing Homes

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 65-73

  Proenca, E Jose ^a   Shewchuk, Richard M ^b  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse perceptions; Nurse retention; Nursing home management; Organizational tenure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031086579     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199704000-00008     Document Type: Article

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