title: Manager impact on retention of hospital staff: Part 1.
abstract: The impact of middle managers on retention of 71 hospital professionals was examined in this prospective study. Price and Mueller's 1981 model of turnover was expanded to include the leadership characteristics of middle managers. In Part 1, research design, methods, and descriptive results are presented. Data on predictor variables were obtained by two questionnaires comprised of established instruments. Retention data then were collected for 6 months. Part 2 of this series, the impact of the manager and recommendations for improving retention, will be presented in the April issue.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas College of Health Sciences.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Taunton
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Krampitz
authors.forename: C Q
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires