La gestione strategica delle Risorse Umane: implicazioni per il management sanitario da una rassegna sistematica della letteratura

Journal title MECOSAN
Author/s Silvia Dello Russo, Daria Angelozzi
Publishing Year 2016 Issue 2016/97
Language Italian Pages 29 P. 41-69 File size 23707 KB
DOI 10.3280/MESA2016-097004
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The present work reports on a systematic review of the literature about human resource (HR) management and their strategic contribution in the healthcare sector. Through the analysis of 57 articles, we have examined the main theoretical approaches and model adopted by researchers, the samples, the specific HR practices e their relation with several criteria of organizational efficacy. This analysis has led to understanding the evolution of the research in this field and the identification of important directions for future research and organizational practice.

Keywords: Human Resource Management, HRM, healthcare, systematic literature review

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Silvia Dello Russo, Daria Angelozzi, La gestione strategica delle Risorse Umane: implicazioni per il management sanitario da una rassegna sistematica della letteratura in "MECOSAN" 97/2016, pp 41-69, DOI: 10.3280/MESA2016-097004