Constructing factors related to worker retention

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 491-508

  Huang, Ing Chung ^a   Lin, Hao Chieh ^b   Chuang, Chih Hsun ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Employee turnover; Human capital; Labour mobility; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748690100     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720610683976     Document Type: Article

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