Why people stay: Using job embeddedness to predict voluntary turnover

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Mitchell, TR; Holtom, BC; Lee, TW; Sablynski, CJ; Erez, M
• 署名单位: University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; Marquette University; University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; Technion Israel Institute of Technology
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/3069391
• 发表日期: 2001
• 页码: 1102-1121
• 关键词: PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT; construct-validity; 3-COMPONENT MODEL; EMPLOYEE TURNOVER; UNFOLDING MODEL; Search behavior; COMMITMENT; satisfaction; work; antecedents

摘要

A new construct, entitled job embeddedness, is introduced. It includes individuals' (1) links to other people, teams, and groups, (2) perceptions of their fit with job, organization, and community, and (3) what they say they would have to sacrifice if they left their jobs. We developed a measure of job embeddedness with two samples. The results show that job embeddedness predicts the key outcomes of both intent to leave and voluntary turnover and explains significant incremental variance over and above job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job alternatives, and job search.