"Let me handle this myself": The value of psychological empowerment and kaleidoscope career orientation for career sustainability.
Background: High staff turnover in residential aged care threatens both care quality and workforce sustainability, highlighting the urgent need to understand factors that support employee well-being and performance. Purpose: Building on self-determination theory and the kaleidoscope career model, th...
| Publicado en: | Health Care Management Review Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 253 - 263 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Jul-Sep2026
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