An exploration of issues of management and intention to stay : allied health professionals in south west Victoria, Australia Stagnitti, Karen, Schoo, Adrian, Dunbar, James and Reid, Catherine 2006, An exploration of issues of management and intention to stay : allied health professionals in south west Victoria, Australia, Journal of allied health, vol. 35, no. 4, Winter, pp. 226-232. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads stagnitti-anexploration-2006.pdf Published version application/pdf 456.85KB 450 Title An exploration of issues of management and intention to stay : allied health professionals in south west Victoria, Australia Author(s) Stagnitti, Karen orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-3390 Schoo, Adrian Dunbar, James orcid.org/0000-0003-0866-4365 Reid, Catherine Journal name Journal of allied health Volume number 35 Issue number 4 Season Winter Start page 226 End page 232 Publisher Charles B. Slack, Inc. Place of publication Thorofare, N.J. Publication date 2006 ISSN 0090-7421 Keyword(s) allied health personnel -- organization & administration, Australia humans intention job satisfaction personnel loyalty personnel management personnel turnover professional autonomy qualitative research Summary Management of allied health staff and services often has implications for staff stability and retention. A survey of allied health staff in South West Victoria was conducted in 2003 to explore issues relating to recruitment and retention. Findings relating to management and retention of staff in their current job are addressed in this report. A total of 138 staff returned their questionnaires. Results were related to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, level of belonging, with professional needs identified as feeling supported, orientation to the position, clear job description, and able to recommend the position to others. Qualitative data showed that recommending the position was associated with job satisfaction, autonomy, flexibility, and variety of work. The immediate management structure was significantly related to retention. Reasons given for intending to leave were related to management categories. These were management structure, lack of career structure, and lack of professional support. Reasons given by respondents for not recommending their current position were as follows: not for long-term career, risk of deskilling if staying too long, and financially unrewarding. These reasons were also related to management. Positive reasons for staying, which were related to management, included flexible work conditions, variety of clinical and management experience, good working environment, good support, and autonomy. Recommendations are given for organizational development and training for managers. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 111709 Health Care Administration HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2006, Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003987 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 09 Mar 2009, 10:23:42 EST Tue, 17 Mar 2009, 12:30:33 EST Tue, 17 Mar 2009, 12:36:00 EST Wed, 18 Nov 2009, 09:22:05 EST Tue, 13 Sep 2011, 12:42:02 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 09:25:56 EST Mon, 04 Dec 2017, 13:36:35 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 13:19:02 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 45 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1105 Abstract Views, 450 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 09:08:54 EST

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