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AUTHOR
Sirpa Koponen
Perceived development opportunities and reward satisfaction as antecedents of nurses’ job withdrawal intentions
Retention of nurses has received considerable attention in recent years due to the ageing population and the shortage of nurses. However, most of the studies have concentrated on either older nurses’ early retirement or younger nurses’ turnover intentions. This study analyses the antecedents of different forms of job withdrawal intentions with special reference to perceived development opportunities and reward satisfaction. A quantitative survey was conducted among nurses in one Finnish University hospital. A total of 510 nurses completed the questionnaire, representing a 54.4% response rate. The results demonstrated that job withdrawal intentions were relatively common and age-dependent am…
Job satisfaction mediates the association between perceived leadership styles and early retirement intentions
The ageing of the population is particularly challenging for the healthcare sector, which is at the same time facing a nursing shortage. Therefore, improving work conditions and well-being at work in order to prolong nurses’ careers and retention in their profession until retirement age has become one of the key issues of healthcare leaders and policymakers. This study tested a structural model linking nurses’ perceived leadership styles and early retirement intentions. We tested the model in a sample of 343 nurses at one Finnish university hospital. It was hypothesized that the relationship between perceived leadership styles and early retirement intentions would be mediated by job satisfa…
Organisaatioluottamus, esimies-alaissuhde ja työhyvinvointi
Tutkimuksessa vastataan seuraavaan kysymykseen: Miten organisaatioluottamus ja esimies-alaissuhde ovat yhteydessä alaisten kokemaan työn imuun? Alakysymyksinä selvitetään: Lisääkö alaisen kokeman luottamuksen taso hänen kokemaansa työn imua ja miten se vaikuttaa työn imun eri osatekijöihin? Lisääkö alaisen kokeman esimiesalaissuhteen laatu hänen kokemaansa työn imua ja miten se vaikuttaa työn imun eri osatekijöihin? Tutkimus on luonteeltaan kvantitatiivinen kyselytutkimus, joka toteutettiin kahdeksassa pk-yrityksessä. Perusjoukon muodostaa yritysten palveluksessa tutkimuksen tekovaiheessa ollut henkilöstö. Kyselyn vastausprosentti on 41.8 (n = 163). Tulokset osoittavat, että mitä korkeammak…
Ageing employees and human resource management – evidence of gender-sensitivity?
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to identify the different research strands concerning studies related to human resource management (HRM) and ageing employees. More specifically, the paper analyses how age and gender are understood and conceptualized in these studies. Design/methodology/approach – An integrative literature review concerning ageing employees and HRM with special reference to gender is the approach taken in this paper. Findings – Recent studies relating to HRM and ageing employees were categorized and analysed. The paper concludes that there is a need for a more holistic understanding of the concept of age in studies related to ageing employees and HRM and also argues …