High performance work systems and employee well-being: A two stage study of a rural Australian hospital

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-199

  Young, Suzanne ^a   Bartram, Timothy ^a   Stanton, Pauline ^a   Leggat, Sandra G ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Hospitals; Human resource management; Performance management systems; Personal health; Working practices

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING, TEAM; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77952709595     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261011047345     Document Type: Article

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