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Rebecca Selberg

Rebecca Selberg

Docent | Senior lecturer

Rebecca Selberg

Exit spirals in hospital clinics: Conceptualizing turnover contagion among nursing staff

Author

  • Rebecca Selberg
  • Paula Mulinari

Summary, in English

This article introduces the concept of the exit spiral to conceptualize processes in which poorly functioning hospital clinics or wards enter a phase of decline due to widespread dissatisfaction among staff, prompting turnover contagion. In describing and analyzing cases amassed during observations and interviews, the article provides tools to identify, analyze and halt exit spirals. Once a hospital ward finds itself in an exit spiral, employees experience increased workloads, loss of control and discontent. Managers may react with increased rigidity. Instability, discontinuity, and insufficient knowledge transfer are processes sparked by exit spirals. The article suggests that exit spirals can be halted if management recognizes the depth of organizational decline and directs resources to resolve it. This requires further analysis, stimulation of employee voice, innovation, and flexibility.

Department/s

  • Department of Gender Studies

Publishing year

2022-03-15

Language

English

Pages

87-107

Publication/Series

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration

Volume

21

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Keywords

  • Nursing
  • Care work
  • Nurse management
  • Exit spirals
  • EVLN
  • Public administration
  • Public sector

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2001-7405