Work attitudes and intention to quit among workers in private child welfare agencies operating under performance-based contracts

Levy, Michelle; Poertner, John; Lieberman, Alice

dc.contributor.author	Levy, Michelle
dc.contributor.author	Poertner, John
dc.contributor.author	Lieberman, Alice
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-05T21:22:50Z
dc.date.available	2013-08-15T12:10:03Z
dc.date.issued	2012-02
dc.identifier.citation	Levy, M., Poertner, J., & Lieberman, A. (2012). Work attitudes and intention to quit among workers in private child welfare agencies operating under performance-based contracts. Administration in Social Work, 36(2), 175-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03643107.2011.564723
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10778
dc.description	This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Administration in Social Work, 36(2), February 2012, copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03643107.2011.564723 .
dc.description.abstract	Not much is currently known about how employment in child welfare agencies operating under performance-based contracts affects worker attitudes related to retention. This study focuses on the relationship of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and conflict between work and family to intention to quit among privatized child welfare staff. An online survey was completed by 152 workers employed by private child welfare agencies operating under performance-based contracts. Results indicate that job satisfaction and work-family conflict predicted intention to quit. Implications for agency practice and further research, particularly in the area of work-family conflict, are discussed.
dc.description.sponsorship	University of Kansas School of Social Welfare and the U.S. DHHS/ACF Children’s Bureau, Grant Number 90CT0150
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis
dc.subject	Child welfare
dc.subject	Job retention
dc.subject	Workforce
dc.subject	Work-family conflict
dc.subject	Intention to leave
dc.title	Work attitudes and intention to quit among workers in private child welfare agencies operating under performance-based contracts
dc.type	Article
kusw.kuauthor	Levy, Michelle
kusw.kuauthor	Lieberman, Alice
kusw.kudepartment	Social Welfare
kusw.oastatus	fullparticipation
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/03643107.2011.564723
kusw.oaversion	Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript
kusw.oapolicy	This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.
dc.rights.accessrights	openAccess

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