title: Job and organizational determinants of nursing home employee commitment, job satisfaction and intent to turnover.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine whether job characteristics, the work environment, participation in quality improvement activities and facility quality improvement environment predicted employee commitment and job satisfaction in nursing homes, and whether those same predictors and commitment and satisfaction predicted turnover intention. A total of 6,584 nursing home employees from 76 nursing homes in a midwestern state participated. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The results supported the hypotheses that job and organizational factors predicted commitment and satisfaction while commitment and satisfaction predicted turnover intentions. The implications for retaining nursing home employees are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1513 University Avenue, Room 387, Madison, WI 53706, USA. bkarsh@engr.wisc.edu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karsh
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Booske
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sainfort
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D011786:Quality Control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce