Organizational characteristics and administrative strategies associated with staff turnover

• Published in: Health care management review Vol. 18; no. 4; p. 70
• Main Author: Bame, S I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 1993
• Subjects: Cross-Sectional Studies; Decision Making, Organizational; Hemodialysis Units, Hospital - manpower; Hemodialysis Units, Hospital - organization & administration; Hemodialysis Units, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Ownership - statistics & numerical data; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - organization & administration; Personnel Turnover - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Texas; Work Schedule Tolerance; Workload - statistics & numerical data; Texas
• ISSN: 0361-6274
• DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199301840-00009

In a study at 55 hemodialysis facilities, turnover was not associated with organizational size, location, or ownership but varied according to administrative strategies. Technician turnover (32 percent) was lower in facilities with shorter hours and choice of work schedule even though workload was higher. Clerical turnover (36 percent) was reduced with lower workloads. Nursing turnover (31 percent) was reduced in facilities in operation longer with shorter hours but equivalent workloads. Administrative turnover was negligible.