A study of the relationship between job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intention among hospital employees

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 211-227

  Mosadeghrad, Ali Mohammad ^a,b   Ferlie, Ewan ^b   Rosenberg, Duska ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CAREER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPERIENCE; GENDER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INCOME; IRAN; JOB MARKET; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB SECURITY; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849122849     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/hsmr.2007.007015     Document Type: Article

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