A Study to Evaluate the Full-Time Employee's Understanding of the Fringe Benefits Program at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Abstract
The problem was to determine if full-time employees understood the fringe benefits program at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. There were five primary reasons for initiating this study. First, the turnover at Baptist Memorial in 1974 was estimated to cost between $800 and $1,000 dollars per terminated, full-time employee. Second, the administration decided it would like to know what impact fringe benefits had on an employees decision to stay at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Third, an analysis of the total compensation package of each Memphis hospital was conducted by the personnel department which concluded there was not a significant difference between the salary and fringe benefits each hospital offered its employees. Fourth, the administration wanted to know not only how the full-time employees found out about fringe benefits, but also how well the employee understood these benefits. Fifth, the administration wanted to know what fringe benefits were considered the most important to the full-time employees. Objectives for this study were to: (1) design a questionnaire capable of validly reflecting an individuals understanding of fringe benefits as well as determining the source from which such knowledge was received; (2) determine full-time employees understanding of the fringe benefits program at Baptist Memorial Hospital; (3) determine Baptist Memorial Hospital supervisors knowledge of the fringe benefits program; and (4) make recommendations to the management of Baptist Memorial Hospital concerning how to improve employee knowledge of the fringe benefits program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 14, 1976
- Accession Number
- AD1202023
Entities
People
- Russell R. Blackwell
Organizations
- Baylor University