A demonstration of the importance of temporal considerations in the prediction of newcomer turnover

Human Relations

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1337-1352

  Holtom, Brooks C ^a   Tidd, Simon T ^b   Mitchell, Terence R ^c,d   Lee, Thomas W ^e  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamic effects; job embeddedness; job satisfaction; newcomers; socialization; voluntary turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884161710     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726713477459     Document Type: Article

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