Using job embeddedness factors to explain voluntary turnover in four European countries

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1553-1568

  Tanova, Cem ^a   Holtom, Brooks C ^b  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desire of movement; Ease of movement; Job embeddedness; Voluntary turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249107636     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802294820     Document Type: Article

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