To read this content please select one of the options below:

Does a socially well integrated university have anything to do with faculty retention? A study on Kerman University of Medical Sciences-2011

Mohammadreza Amiresmaili (Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran)
Farzaneh Zolala (Regional Knowledge Hub for HIV/AIDS Surveillance, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran)
Atefeh Esfandiari (Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran)
Reza Dehnavieh (Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran)
Mahmood Nekoueimoghadam (Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran)
Hedayat Salari (Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran)
Amir Rakhshan (Department of Foreign Languages, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

ISSN: 0144-333X

Article publication date: 3 June 2014

210

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to measure the relationship between organizational social capital and retention of faculty members in Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2011.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a stratified multistage sampling, 120 faculty members were recruited to fill the questionnaire.

Findings

There were a direct and positive bilateral (r=0.65) relationship between social capital and retention of faculty members.

Originality/value

The university officials and policy makers need to pay closer attention to some issues such as providing welfare facilities, salary and wages, benefits, interests and appreciation for faculty members.

Keywords

Citation

Amiresmaili, M., Zolala, F., Esfandiari, A., Dehnavieh, R., Nekoueimoghadam, M., Salari, H. and Rakhshan, A. (2014), "Does a socially well integrated university have anything to do with faculty retention? A study on Kerman University of Medical Sciences-2011", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 34 No. 5/6, pp. 349-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-07-2013-0071

Publisher

:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2014, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Related articles