An exploration of job demands, job control, stress, and attitudes in public, nonprofit, and for-profit employees

Hamann, Darla J.; Foster, Nicole T.

Abstract

© 2013 SAGE Publications. Drawing on the Job Demands-Control-Support model, we argue that job demands, job control, social support, stress, and employee attitudes differ by ownership sector. Using Random Coefficient/ Hierarchical Linear Modeling, we analyze employee perceptions and attitudes from over 900 employees in for-profit, nonprofit, and public nursing homes. We find that nonprofit employees report higher workloads than their for-profit counterparts, and nonprofit and public employees report higher stress levels than their for-profit counterparts. Overall, few sectoral differences were detected in employee decision-making control, social support, or job satisfaction.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jun 25, 2013
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Mar 17, 2020
• Journal: Review of Public Personnel Administration
• Print ISSN: 0734-371X
• Electronic ISSN: 1552-759X
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 332-355
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X13491119
• Keywords: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management; Public Administration; employee attitudes, behavior, and motivation, health issues and personnel, job stress, nonprofit, job demands-control-support, ownership
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5684417