1. The Factors Affecting on Productivity in Healthcare Sector.
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Humayun, Kanwar Farrakh, Naveed, Javeria, and Naveed
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JOB involvement ,NURSES ,CROSS-sectional method ,TEAMS in the workplace ,LABOR productivity ,MEDICAL quality control ,PATIENT safety ,PERSONNEL management ,EXECUTIVES ,STATISTICAL sampling ,EMERGENCY medical technicians ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,DECISION making ,QUANTITATIVE research ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) ,COMMUNICATION ,THEORY of knowledge ,RESEARCH ,ORGANIZATIONAL change ,HEALTH care industry ,COMMITMENT (Psychology) ,PHYSICIANS ,DATA analysis software ,QUALITY assurance ,JOB performance ,MANAGEMENT - Abstract
Purpose: Due to increasing cost pressures, and the necessity to ensure high quality patient care while main- taining a safe environment for patients and staff, interest in the capacity for HRM practices to make a difference has piqued the attention of healthcare professionals. The purpose of this papers is to present and test a model whereby engagement mediates the relationship between four HRM practices and quality of care and safety in two different occupational groups in healthcare, namely, nurses and administrative support workers. Design/methodology/approach: Structural equation modeling was used to analyze questionnaire data collected by the National Health Service as part of their Staff Survey .The authors tested the hypotheses for nurs- es and administrative support workers separately. Findings: Training, participation in decision making, opportunities for development, and communication were positively related to quality of care and safety via work engagement. The strength of the relationships was con- ditional on whether an employee was a nurse or administrative support worker. Originality/value: This is the first paper to examine the mediating role of engagement on the relationship between four relevant HRM practices in the healthcare context, and outcomes important to healthcare practi- tioners. The authors also add value to the HRM literature by being among the first to use the job demands re- sources model to explain the impact of HRM practices on performance outcomes. Moreover, the authors provide insight into how HRM practices affect outcomes in the world's largest publicly funded healthcare service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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