A model for reducing health care employee turnover

Journal of Hospital Marketing and Public Relations

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-25

  Nowak, Paul ^a   Holmes, Gary ^a   Murrow, Jim ^a  

^a DRURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employees; Health care; Loyalty; Retention; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; REVIEW; TURNOVER TIME; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHYSICIANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 75649109998     PISSN: 15390942     EISSN: 15390934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15390940903450925     Document Type: Review

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