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Workforce
About: Workforce is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 32140 publications have been published within this topic receiving 449850 citations. The topic is also known as: labour force & labor force.
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01 Jan 2006
285 citations
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TL;DR: This paper examined how a blended workforce (one with "standard" and "nonstandard" workers in the same jobs) affected exit, voice, and loyalty among standard employees, and found that workforce blending worsened relations between managers and employees, decreased standard employees' loyalty, and increased their interest in leaving their organizations and in exercising voice through unionization.
Abstract: We examined how a blended workforce (one with "standard" and "nonstandard" workers in the same jobs) affected exit, "voice," and loyalty among standard employees. We found that workforce blending worsened relations between managers and employees, decreased standard employees' loyalty, and increased their interest hoth in leaving their organizations and in exercising voice through unionization. However, these effects were contingent on whether the nonstandard workers were temporary or contract and on the salary and responsibilities of the standard employees.
283 citations
01 Jan 2007
279 citations
TL;DR: It is suggested that higher nurse staffing and richer skill mix (especially of registered nurses) are associated with improved patient outcomes, although the effect size cannot be estimated reliably and the association appears to show diminishing marginal returns.
Abstract: The relationship between quality of care and the cost of the nursing workforce is of concern to policymakers. This study assesses the evidence for a relationship between the nursing workforce and patient outcomes in the acute sector through a systematic review of international research produced since 1990 involving acute hospitals and adjusting for case mix. Twenty-two large studies of variable quality were included. They strongly suggest that higher nurse staffing and richer skill mix (especially of registered nurses) are associated with improved patient outcomes, although the effect size cannot be estimated reliably. The association appears to show diminishing marginal returns.
278 citations