Mitigating medical brain drain: the role of developmental HRM and the focus on opportunities in reducing the self-initiated expatriation of young professionals.

Autor/inn/en	Gostautaite, Bernadeta; Mayrhofer, Wolfgang; Buciuniene, Ilona; Jankauskiene, Danguole
Titel	Mitigating medical brain drain: the role of developmental HRM and the focus on opportunities in reducing the self-initiated expatriation of young professionals. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Eindämmung der Abwanderung medizinischer Fachkräfte: Die Rolle des entwicklungsorientierten HRM und der Fokus auf Möglichkeiten zur Reduzierung der selbst initiierten Auswanderung junger Fachkräfte.
Quelle	In: The international journal of human resource management, 35 (2023) 3, 27 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-5192; 1466-4399
DOI	10.1080/09585192.2023.2241815
Schlagwörter	Motivation; Gesundheitswesen; Migration; Personalmanagement; Ökonomische Determinanten; Berufschance; Karriereplanung; Assistenzarzt; Fachkraft; Abwanderung; Arzt; Berufsanfänger; Litauen
Abstract	"Although 'brain drain' from emerging economies is a well-documented problem, research on how Human Resource Management (HRM) can potentially address it is still scarce. Based on Signaling Theory, we argue that developmental HRM practices in home countries reduce self-initiated expatriation (SIE) of young healthcare professionals by increasing their focus on opportunities in their home country. Additionally, we hypothesize that individual financial stability as a personal resource constitutes an important boundary condition, as developmental HRM?s positive effect on the focus on opportunities and its indirect negative effect on SIE intention may be even stronger for individuals with lower financial resources. We tested and found support for our hypotheses using a sample of 184 junior doctors in Lithuania in a time-lagged study. By bridging the HRM and SIE literature, our study extends the existing knowledge about the outcomes of HRM and highlights the importance of home country HRM in explaining SIE intention above and beyond its traditionally considered antecedents. In this way, our study has major theoretical and practical implications for decision-makers at organizational and national levels in managing brain drain from emerging economies." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2024/1