Several recent publications have highlighted the importance of recruiting a diverse workforce to science and technological fields. The recent National Academies report entitled Rising Above The Gathering Storm argued that the leadership role that the United States has historically played in science and technology is eroding owing to the increased globalization of the past decade. To compete wit...

BACKGROUND Policy initiatives to improve retention of the rural health workforce have relied primarily on evidence for rural doctors, most of whom practice under a private business model. Much of the literature for rural allied health (AH) workforce focuses on the public sector. The AH professions are diverse, with mixed public, private or combined practice settings. This study explores sector ...

BACKGROUND Global trends in migration accompanied with recent changes to the immigrant selection process may have influenced the demographic and human capital characteristics of internationally educated nurses (IENs) in Canada and in turn the assistance required to facilitate their workforce integration. This study aimed to describe the demographic and human capital profile of IENs in Canada, t...

BACKGROUND While there is considerable research on medical workforce supply trends, there is little research examining the determinants of labour supply decisions for the medical workforce. The "Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL)" study investigates workforce participation patterns and their determinants using a longitudinal survey of Australian doctors. It aims to gen...

This study aimed to investigate the association between mental health and comprehensive workplace health promotion (WHP) delivered to an entire state public service workforce (~28,000 employees) over a three-year period. Government departments in a state public service were supported to design and deliver a comprehensive, multi-component health promotion program, Healthy@Work, which targeted mo...

In an effort to reduce chronic disease burden on the workforce, both public and private initiatives have promoted the rapid expansion of workplace wellness programs to encourage healthy behavior. Despite enthusiasm about these programs, evidence for their effectiveness remains mixed. The major reasons postulated for these mixed results include low participation rates, heterogeneity in program d...

BACKGROUND There has been increased emphasis globally on nurses' involvement in health policy and systems development. However, there has been limited scholarly attention on nurses' participation in policy-making in South Africa. OBJECTIVE This paper analyses the dynamics, strengths, and weaknesses of nurses' participation in four national health workforce policies: the 2008 Nursing Strategy,...

OBJECTIVE This paper describes a conceptual framework and associated intelligence requirements for problem-based workforce development for public health nutrition. METHODS A conceptual framework for public health nutrition workforce development was constructed based on a review of the literature and consideration of the intelligence needs to inform workforce development planning. RESULTS A ...

There has been growing interest in demonstrating that high-performance work systems contribute to firm performance, yet limited research attention has been paid to the workforce attributes that mediate the relationship, particularly under changing workforce conditions. In this study, I examine the extent to which, and the conditions under which, workforce alignment positively affects firm perfo...

The proportion of women in the UK medical workforce is rising steadily. While this is good news for sexual equality, and is welcomed by patients who wish to have the choice of a woman doctor, it has implications for workforce planning. Women are much more likely than men to wish to train and work part-time in order to accommodate the demands of producing and caring for a family. Specialties tha...