Nearing the threshold: An economics approach to pressure on information systems professionals to separate from their employer

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-122

  Josefek Jr , Robert A ^c   Kauffman, Robert J ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Binomial logit model; Economic analysis; Information systems professionals; Information technology human capital; Personnel separation; Workforce retention

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

WORKFORCE RETENTION;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0042429119     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2003.11045758     Document Type: Article

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