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Work characteristics in long-term temporary workers and temporary-to-permanent workers: A prospective study among Finnish health care personnel
Ulla KinnunenSaija MaunoHans De WitteNele De Cuypersubject
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementJob insecuritybusiness.industryStrategy and ManagementPermanent employmentWorkloadGeneral Business Management and AccountingTerm (time)Work (electrical)Management of Technology and InnovationHealth careOperations managementDemographic economicsProspective cohort studyPsychologybusinessPsychosocialta515description
In this study, the authors seek to account for possible transitions from temporary to permanent employment in relation to perceived psychosocial work characteristics, i.e. job insecurity, workload, job control and organizational communication. The study compared three groups of Finnish hospital workers utilizing a two-wave design with a two-year time lag: (1) workers who were temporarily employed at Time 1 but permanently employed at Time 2 (temporary-to-permanent workers; n = 25); (2) workers who were temporarily employed at Time 1 and at Time 2 (long-term temporary workers; n = 45); and (3) a reference group of workers who were permanently employed at Time 1 and Time 2 (permanent workers; n = 316). The results showed that temporary-to-permanent workers experienced less job insecurity but more workload at Time 2 than at Time 1. Furthermore, long-term temporary workers experienced higher workload at Time 2 than at Time 1, and they also reported a negative change in organizational communication during the follow-up.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-23 | Economic and Industrial Demoracy |