by Lee, Fung-kam. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-143). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / CHAPTER / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Nursing Shortage --- p.1 / Recruitment --- p.1 / Turnover and Job Satisfaction --- p.2 / Purposes of Study --- p.4 / Chapter 2. --- REVIEW OF LITERATURE --- p.6 / Introduction --- p.6 / The Consequences of Job Satisfaction --- p.7 / Definition and Measurement of Job Satisfaction --- p.9 / The construct and definition of job satisfaction --- p.9 / Measurement issues of job satisfaction --- p.10 / Theoretical Background of Job Satisfaction --- p.12 / Needs Hierarchy Theory --- p.13 / Two-factor Theory --- p.14 / Equity Theory/Reference Group Theory --- p.15 / Need/Value Fulfilment Theory --- p.16 / The notion of Person-Environment Fit --- p.18 / Antecedents of Job Satisfaction --- p.23 / Job Itself and Job Context Factors --- p.24 / Individual Differences、 --- p.30 / Conclusion --- p.34 / Chapter 3. --- METHOD --- p.37 / Research Design --- p.37 / Research Hypotheses --- p.38 / Null Hypotheses --- p.40 / Sample --- p.41 / Target population --- p.42 / Exclusion criteria --- p.42 / Sampling procedures --- p.42 / Ethical Issues --- p.43 / Data Collection --- p.44 / Procedures --- p.44 / Pilot Study --- p.44 / Instruments --- p.45 / Index of Work Satisfaction --- p.45 / Edwards Personal Preference Schedule --- p.51 / Demography and Nursing Experience --- p.53 / Analysis --- p.54 / Chapter 4. --- RESULTS --- p.57 / Response rates --- p.57 / Sample --- p.57 / Level of job satisfaction --- p.58 / Level of need for autonomy --- p.61 / Relationship between need for autonomy and satisfaction with job autonomy --- p.61 / Demographic variables and job satisfaction --- p.62 / Intention to leave nursing --- p.64 / Comparisons between acute and chronic hospitals --- p.69 / "Comparisons between intensive care, medical & surgical units in the acute hospital" --- p.79 / Comparisons between general & psychiatric units in the chronic hospital --- p.89 / Chapter 5. --- DISCUSSION & LIMITATIONS --- p.98 / Introduction --- p.98 / Job satisfaction of Hong Kong nurses --- p.99 / Need for autonomy of Hong Kong nurses --- p.111 / Relationship between satisfaction with job autonomy and individual need for autonomy --- p.112 / Relationships between demographic variables and job satisfaction --- p.112 / Reasons for nurses who intended to leave nursing --- p.117 / Differences in job satisfaction between acute and chronic hospitals --- p.121 / Differences in job satisfaction between nursing units in the acute hospital --- p.125 / Differences in job satisfaction between nursing units in the chronic hospital --- p.125 / Limitations --- p.127 / Chapter 6. --- "CONCLUSION, IMPLICATIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS" --- p.128 / Conclusion --- p.128 / Implications and Recommendations --- p.130 / Suggestions for Further Research --- p.132 / REFERENCES --- p.134 / APPENDICES / Chapter 1. --- Letter from Ethic Committee of the Chinese University of Hong Kong --- p.144 / Chapter 2. --- Letter of request for approval --- p.145 / Chapter 3. --- Letter to Registered Nurses --- p.146 / Chapter 4a. --- The Index of Work Satisfaction --- p.147 / Chapter 4b. --- The Autonomy Subscale from the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule --- p.151 / Chapter 4c. --- Questionnaire of Demography and Nursing Experience --- p.153 / Chapter 5. --- Reasons given by respondents who had considered leaving nursing over the last 2 years --- p.154
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_320538 |
Date | January 1995 |
Contributors | Lee, Fung-kam., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Nursing. |
Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, bibliography |
Format | print, vii, 159 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
Coverage | Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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