An Exploration of Job Demands, Job Control, Stress, and Attitudes in Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit Employees. (December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hamann, Darla J.; Foster, Nicole T.
• Is Part Of: Review of public personnel administration. Volume 34:Number 4(2014:Dec.)
• Page Start: 332
• Page End: 355
• Publication Date: 2014-12
• Subjects: employee attitudes -- behavior -- and motivation -- health issues and personnel -- job stress -- nonprofit -- job demands-control-support -- ownership; Civil service -- United States -- Personnel management -- Periodicals; Civil service -- United States -- States -- Personnel management -- Periodicals; 352.6
• DOI: 10.1177/0734371X13491119
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0734-371X

Abstract

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.