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Human Resource Strategies Used To Retain Millennials In Hospitals, Thomas F. Turner
Human Resource Strategies Used To Retain Millennials In Hospitals, Thomas F. Turner
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Lead hospital human resource managers (HRMs) experience new recruitment, retention, and training costs for Millennial employees to close the skill gaps and address challenges from Baby Boomer employees retiring. The median turnover rate of 3 years for Millennial workers in hospitals is more than 3 times higher than older workers at hospitals. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to identify retention strategies hospital HRMs use to address the retention of millennial generational employees beyond 3 years. Transformational leadership theory was the conceptual framework for the study. The data collection process included semistructured interviews and a review of …
Effective Strategies To Reduce Employee Absenteeism Amongst Canadian Female Employees, Sue Haywood
Effective Strategies To Reduce Employee Absenteeism Amongst Canadian Female Employees, Sue Haywood
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
High absenteeism in female employees costs Canadian hospitals millions of dollars annually. Leaders of Canadian hospitals who lack strategies to reduce absenteeism in female employees witness significant financial losses in their organizations. Grounded in Herzberg's two-factor theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies Canadian hospital leaders used to reduce absenteeism in female employees. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, annual reports, and publicly available datasets relating to hospital retention strategies and were analyzed using a thematic analysis. Four themes on strategies to reduce absenteeism emerged: creating a supportive stance towards absenteeism, investing in mental health …