Vol. 3 No. 3 (2015): BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
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A STUDY ON THE DETERMINATION OF WORK ENGAGEMENT LEVELS OF HEALTH EMPLOYEES

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  • Özlem Özer,
  • Meltem Saygılı,
  • Özgür Uğurluoğlu
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Sağlık Yüksekokulu, Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümü
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Meltem Saygılı
Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümü
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Özgür Uğurluoğlu
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, İİBF Sağlık İdaresi Bölümü
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Published 2016-01-11

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A STUDY ON THE DETERMINATION OF WORK ENGAGEMENT LEVELS OF HEALTH EMPLOYEES. (2016). Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 3(3), 261-272. https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v3i3.115

How to Cite

A STUDY ON THE DETERMINATION OF WORK ENGAGEMENT LEVELS OF HEALTH EMPLOYEES. (2016). Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 3(3), 261-272. https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v3i3.115

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine work engagement levels of health employees and to reveal whether the individual and demographic features of the employees have an effect on the level of work engagement or not. The population of study included all employees in Aydin Atatürk State Hospital. The sample is selected in the study, tried to reach the whole universe and a total of 414 usable responses were obtained. According to result of this study, there are statistically significant differences between employees’ evaluations related to work engagement level by level of education, occupational status and gender whereas total work years, age and marital status do not create a difference in terms of work engagement levels of employees.
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