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a Department of Sociology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Correspondence: Dale E. Yeatts, PhD, Department of Sociology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203. E-mail: yeatts{at}scs.cmm.unt.edu.
Decision Editor: Nancy Morrow Howell, ACSW, PhD
This article describes the use of self-managed work teams (SMWTs) in a nursing home, their potential impacts on the provision of health care and employee satisfaction and turnover, and the factors reported to be important to SMWT effectiveness. Three SMWTs in a midsized nursing home in Wisconsin provide examples. Steps for implementing SMWTs are described.
Key Words: Nursing homes • Long-term care • Employee turnover • Health care • Self-managed work teams • Employee satisfaction
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