ORCID Identifier(s)

0000-0001-5421-3114

Graduation Semester and Year

2021

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Management

Department

Management

First Advisor

Myrtle P Bell

Abstract

Turnover among new nurses is rampant within the health care industry and generated significant costs for organizations and the nursing profession. The overall aim of this dissertation is to understand the career choice motivations of nurses through a framework that link initial choice motives with eventual turnover intent. A broader management understanding of the experiences and attitudes of nurses in various situations will inform healthcare organizations as to the performance management strategies to develop for employee retention. I address this by exploring pertinent situations in the nursing work environment across three essays, which incorporate qualitative and quantitative research methods. The first two essays focus on the work experiences and behavioral reactions of new nurses in the workplace. The third essay considers the importance and benefits of organizational efficacy at the individual level of analysis.

Keywords

career choice motives, COVID-19, new nurses, healthcare, social cognitive career theory, autonomy, organizational efficacy, commitment, self-efficacy.

Disciplines

Business | Business Administration, Management, and Operations

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

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