Strategic human resource management and performance in public hospitals in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethiopian public hospitals struggle to meet health care needs of the Ethiopian population, in part because of the persistent human resources crisis. The health reforms and tight human resource management (HRM) regulation of the government have resulted in limited progress toward addressing this crisis. This study aims to analyze how the strategic HRM practices adopted by Ethiopian public hospitals influence employee outcomes, organizational outcomes, and patient outcomes.

Methods

Structured interviews were conducted with 19 CEOs and HR managers from 15 hospitals. Four focus groups were also conducted, with 38 participants (professionals and line managers). The transcripts were thematically analyzed using ATLAS.ti 8. Deductive coding was used based on the Contextua

SUBMITTER: Gile PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9632433 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature