Further testing the impact of shift schedule on task scale variables for medical laboratory professionals.
Using a broader sample of medical laboratory professionals, this study extended prior work by Blau and Lunz testing the impact of shift schedule on task scales. Overall the results supported the study hypothesis-i.e., medical laboratory professionals on a fixed day shift have lower job content routinization (higher task enrichment) than fixed evening and night and rotating shifts. Future research issues and study limitations are briefly discussed.
Blau
Gary
G
Human Resource Management Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. gblau@temple.edu
Fertig
Jason
J
Lopez
Andrea
A
Aaronson
William
W
Holladay
Blair
B
D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014481:United States; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance