The joint relationship between organizational design factors and HR practice factors on direct care workers’ job satisfaction and turnover intent
| Autor: | Jungyoon Kim, Diane Brannon, Jami L. DelliFraine, Nizar K. Wehbi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Adult
Male Organizational architecture Knowledge management Leadership and Management Strategy and Management Applied psychology Personnel Turnover Organizational commitment Job Satisfaction Personnel Management Humans Lateral communication Staff Development Span of control Human resources ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION business.industry Communication Health Policy Middle Aged Long-Term Care Latent class model Female Organizational structure Job satisfaction Health Facility Administration Psychology business |
| Zdroj: | Health Care Management Review. 39:174-184 |
| ISSN: | 0361-6274 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/hmr.0b013e31828c8b8f |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Human resource (HR) practices, such as training and communication, have been linked to positive employee job commitment and lower turnover intent for direct care workers (DCWs). Not many studies have looked at the combined interaction of HR practices and organizational structure. PURPOSE The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between organizational structure (centralization, formalization, and span of control) and HR practices (training, horizontal communication, and vertical communication) on DCW's job satisfaction and turnover intent. METHODOLOGY Data were collected from 58 long-term care facilities in five states. We used latent class analysis to group facility characteristics into three sets of combinations: "organic," "mechanistic," and "minimalist." We used multivariate regression to test the relationship of each of these groups on DCW's job satisfaction and turnover intent. FINDINGS After controlling for state, organizational, and individual covariates, the organic group, which represents decentralized and less formalized structures and high levels of job training and communication, was positively related to job satisfaction and negatively related to intent to leave. On the other hand, the minimalist group, which is characterized by low levels of job-related training and communication, showed no significant differences from the mechanistic group (referent) on job satisfaction and intent to leave. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS These findings imply that managers in long-term care facilities may want to consider adopting organic, decentralized structures and HR practices to retain DCWs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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