Effect of push-pull factors on brain drain intention among doctors in Iraq

While one of the more devastating effects of organizational deterioration and crises is brain drain (BD), it has received only a cursory mention in organizational research. BD antecedents, especially from an organizational perspective, have remained largely unexplored. To address this void, the p...

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Main Author:	Oraibi, Bha Aldan Mundher
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Brain drain Physicians - Iraq
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105591/1/SPE%202022%2016%20UPMIR.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.1055912024-02-13T08:08:30Z Effect of push-pull factors on brain drain intention among doctors in Iraq 2021-12 Oraibi, Bha Aldan Mundher While one of the more devastating effects of organizational deterioration and crises is brain drain (BD), it has received only a cursory mention in organizational research. BD antecedents, especially from an organizational perspective, have remained largely unexplored. To address this void, the present study proposes a conceptual framework for BD in organizations. A model comprising the antecedents of BD and the BD intention, and an analysis of BD leavers' behavioral characteristics, is introduced and tested. This study, which draws from 450 doctors working in the public hospitals in Iraq, showed that the BD intention of the remaining doctors in Iraq is derived from autocratic management style, alternative job opportunities, upward comparison, opportunities for career advancement and success, attitude towards BD, descriptive norm, exposure to violence, intention to work abroad, and occupational distress. However, the perceived workload, injunctive norm, subjective norm, and perceived employability did not directly influence their BD intention. This study also found a significant mediating effect of occupational distress and attitude towards BD between the studied push-pull factors, social-behavioral processes of BD leavers, and their consequences. This study concludes by highlighting the theoretical implications of examining the effect of organizational/occupational level factors and leavers' behavioral characteristics to explain the BD from an organizational perspective. Several important implications for practice are also discussed. Brain drain Physicians - Iraq 2021-12 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105591/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105591/1/SPE%202022%2016%20UPMIR.pdf text en public doctoral Universiti Putra Malaysia Brain drain Physicians - Iraq Ho, Jo Ann
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description	While one of the more devastating effects of organizational deterioration and crises is brain drain (BD), it has received only a cursory mention in organizational research. BD antecedents, especially from an organizational perspective, have remained largely unexplored. To address this void, the present study proposes a conceptual framework for BD in organizations. A model comprising the antecedents of BD and the BD intention, and an analysis of BD leavers' behavioral characteristics, is introduced and tested. This study, which draws from 450 doctors working in the public hospitals in Iraq, showed that the BD intention of the remaining doctors in Iraq is derived from autocratic management style, alternative job opportunities, upward comparison, opportunities for career advancement and success, attitude towards BD, descriptive norm, exposure to violence, intention to work abroad, and occupational distress. However, the perceived workload, injunctive norm, subjective norm, and perceived employability did not directly influence their BD intention. This study also found a significant mediating effect of occupational distress and attitude towards BD between the studied push-pull factors, social-behavioral processes of BD leavers, and their consequences. This study concludes by highlighting the theoretical implications of examining the effect of organizational/occupational level factors and leavers' behavioral characteristics to explain the BD from an organizational perspective. Several important implications for practice are also discussed.
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title	Effect of push-pull factors on brain drain intention among doctors in Iraq
title_short	Effect of push-pull factors on brain drain intention among doctors in Iraq
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Effect of push-pull factors on brain drain intention among doctors in Iraq

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