title: A comparison of service predispositions between NHS nurses and hospitality workers.
abstract: The following study sought to develop an instrument to elicit the service predispositions of nurses and hospitality foodservice workers. Results of a pilot study suggested that the service predisposition instrument (SPI) was valid and therefore appropriate to investigate the service attitudes of these workers. Service predispositions of nurses from two NHS Trusts were compared with those of hospitality foodservice workers in two large hotels. Overall, both nurses and foodservice workers were found to have similar positive service predispositions. However, significant differences were present between groups for certain service dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, UK.
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authors.lastname: Lee-Ross
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005521:Food Service, Hospital; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce