Integrating turnover reasons and shocks with turnover decision processes

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-38

  Maertz, Carl P ^a   Kmitta, Kayla R ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fleishman Hillard   (United States)

Author keywords

Reason shock measures; Turnover decision process; Turnover reason; Turnover shock; Unfolding model; Voluntary turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862307900     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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