Which reduces IT turnover intention the most: Workplace characteristics or job characteristics?

Information and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 167-174

  McKnight, D Harrison ^a   Phillips, Brandis ^b   Hardgrave, Bill C ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fairness; Information sharing; Job characteristics; Satisfaction; Security; Trust; Turnover

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JOB SATISFACTION;

FAIRNESS; INFORMATION SHARING; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; SATISFACTION; SECURITY; TRUST; TURNOVER;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 62849127333     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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