Development of a Global Measure of Job Embeddedness and Integration Into a Traditional Model of Voluntary Turnover

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1031-1042

  Crossley, Craig D ^a   Bennett, Rebecca J ^b   Jex, Steve M ^c   Burnfield, Jennifer L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

construct validity; intention to quit; job embeddedness; job search; turnover

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34548851699     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.4.1031     Document Type: Article

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