Health sector reform of the 1990s affected most health care workers in Ontario and in other provinces. As a result of organizational changes, many workers experienced work intensification. This paper examines the associations between work intensification, stress and job satisfaction focusing on...

Occupational stress and dissatisfaction are becoming a growing problem among nurses. Individuals pay a price for stress and job satisfaction in terms of health and well-being, and organisations pay a price in terms of absenteeism and turnover, which has a direct impact on the quality of care...

Demands on nurses in China are increasing following the introduction of China's 'New Healthcare Reform Program', leading to more stressful working conditions and increased burnout and turnover. Employing a social exchange framework, this study investigates emotional exhaustion and positive...

We investigate the determinants of perceived racial harassment at the workplace, and its impact on job satisfaction and quitting behaviour among ethnic minority nurses, using data from a unique large-scale survey of British NHS nurses. Nearly 40% of ethnic minority nurses report experiencing...

The purpose of the study was to examine the causes of occupational stress on employee job satisfaction. The study aims to draw on the causes of stress and coping strategies to reduce its adverse effect on nurses at the University of Ghana Hospital. A qualitative method approach was adopted where...

Integrating the Job Demands-Control model with the Conservation of Resource Theory, this study aimed at measuring the direct effects of both the job components i.e job demands and control on the psychological well-being of the healthcare professionals in hospitals of Karachi. Simultaneously, the...