How can managers reduce employee intention to quit?

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-187

  Firth, Lucy ^a   Mellor, David J ^b   Moore, Kathleen A ^b   Loquet, Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control; Employees turnover; Job satisfaction; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744494245     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940410526127     Document Type: Article

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