HRH Global Resource Center - Job Satisfaction

Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction of Nurses in Public Hospitals

Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:42:45 +0000

Nurses play a crucial and important role in hospitals . Job satisfaction among any profession helps the individuals to perform better. In profes sion of nursing, job satisfaction has supreme importance, as they will perform better which ultimately af fect the condition of patients. The study aim s to examine satisfaction of job ( i.e. salary, working hours and work environment ) among nurses working in public hospitals [from abstract]

African Female Physicians and Nurses in the Global Care Chain: Qualitative Explorations from Five Destination Countries

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:46:12 +0000

Migration of health professionals is an important policy issue for both source and destination countries around the world. The majority of migrant care workers in industrialized countries today are women. However, the dimension of mobility of highly skilled females from countries of the global south has been almost entirely neglected for many years. This paper explores the experiences of high-skilled female African migrant health-workers (MHW) utilising the framework of Global Care Chain (GCC) research. [from abstract]

Improving Benchmarks for Key Health Service Delivery Areas: Evaluation of Demonstration Sites Interventions

Fri, 15 May 2015 15:04:55 +0000

The main objective of the evaluation was to conduct a review of the support given by the Capacity Kenya Project at the selected demonstration sites and their contribution to the health worker productivity and/or retention. [from introduction]

Career Plans of Primary Care Midwives in the Netherlands and Their Intentions to Leave the Current Job

Fri, 15 May 2015 14:48:23 +0000

In labour market policy and planning, it is important to understand the motivations of people to
continue in their current job or to seek other employment. Over the last decade, besides the increasingly medical
approach to pregnancy and childbirth and decreasing home births, there were additional dramatic changes and
pressures on primary care midwives and midwifery care. Therefore, it is important to re-evaluate the career plans
of primary care midwives and their intentions to leave their current job. [from abstract]

Potential Impact of Devolution on Motivation and Job Satisfaction of Healthcare Workers in Kenya: Lessons from Early Implementation in Kenya and Experiences of other Sub-Saharan African Countries

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:13:13 +0000

Kenya’s healthcare devolution was introduced to enhance the quality of care, user satisfaction, equity, and efficiency in service delivery. However, it has since been facing plethora of challenges mostly because healthcare workers (HCWs), who play a significant role in achieving health objectives, were neglected during implementation. This dissertation tries to identify the potential impact of devolution on motivation and satisfaction of HCWs in a politicised Kenyan context. [from abstract]

Factors Associated to Job Satisfaction Among Health Care Workers at Public Hospitals of West Shoa Zone, Orom ia Regional State, Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 02:09:17 +0000

The main aim of this study is to assess job satisfaction and associated factors among healt
h workers at public hospitals in west Shoa zone of Oromia Region. [from abstract]

Changes in Transformational Leadership and Empirical Quality Outcomes in a Finnish Hospital over a Two-Year Period: A Longitudinal Study

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:12:11 +0000

This paper describes the changes in transformational leadership and quality outcomes that occurred between 2008 and 2011 in a Finnish university hospital that is aiming to meet the Magnet standards. [from abstract]

Mobile health: Connecting Managers, Service Providers and Clients in Bombali District, Sierra Leone

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:10:57 +0000

The general objective of the study was to assess the effect of integrating mobile communication strategies, as part of existing health service packages, on maternal and newborn health (MNH) service utilization in one health district, Bombali, in Sierra Leone. [from executive summary]

Evidence and Prospects of Shortage and Mobility of Medical Doctors: A Literature Survey

Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:05:14 +0000

This paper focuses on the shortage in health workforce, its causes and its consequences.[from introduction]

‘Your Health Our Concern, Our Health Whose Concern?’: Perceptions of Injustice in Organizational Relationships and Processes and Frontline Health Worker Motivation in Ghana

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:26:35 +0000

Taking a perspective of frontline health workers as internal clients within health systems, this study explored how perceived injustice in policy and organizational matters influence frontline health worker motivation and the consequent effect on workers’ attitudes and performance in delivering maternal and neonatal health care in public hospitals. [from abstract]