Reviewing employee turnover: Focusing on proximal withdrawal States and an expanded criterion

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 831-858

  Hom, Peter W ^a   Mitchell, Terence R ^b   Lee, Thomas W ^b   Griffeth, Rodger W ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Involuntary staying; Job embeddedness; Mind sets; Psychological quits; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84872028990     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027983     Document Type: Article

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