title: The pitfalls of managing contingency workers.
abstract: Contingency workers have proven so cost effective that they may constitute half of the health care industry work force before the end of this century. However, because these workers don't have stakes in the companies and are bitter about losing their full-time jobs, they are often difficult to motivate and even more difficult to manage. In fact, their attitudes negatively affect the morale of their full-time coworkers and poison the overall work environment. The author offers some tips to make contingency workers feel more a part of organizations in hopes that their attitude and performance will improve.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009013:Morale; D009042:Motivation; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States