The role of job satisfaction, job dissatisfaction and demographic factors on physicians' intentions to switch work sector from public to private

Health Policy

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-64

  Kankaanranta, Terhi ^a   Nummi, Tapio ^b   Vainiomäki, Jari ^b   Halila, Hannu ^c   Hyppölä, Harri ^d   Isokoski, Mauri ^a   Kujala, Santero ^c   Kumpusalo, Esko ^d   Mattila, Kari ^e   Virjo, Irma ^b   Vänskä, Jukka ^c   Rissanen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c Suomen Laakariliitto   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

Physician labour supply; Public sector; Sector change; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CAREER MOBILITY; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHYSICIANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 34447527452     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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