Collective Turnover Response Over Time to a Unit-Level Shock

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Pieper, Jenna R.; Maltarich, Mark A.; Nyberg, Anthony J.; Reilly, Greg; Ray, Caitlin
• 署名单位: University of Nebraska System; University of Nebraska Lincoln; University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia; University of Connecticut; Cornell University; University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/apl0001052
• 发表日期: 2023
• 页码: 1001-1026
• 关键词: collective turnover; human capital; shocks; event systems theory

摘要

This work provides a theoretical explanation for the mechanisms that can drive collective turnover in response to a unit-level shock by applying event systems theory to collective turnover. Specifically, we recognize the importance of modeling a disruption phase following a shock, the social mechanisms that influence the collective turnover response, and boundary conditions on the impact of the shock on the collective turnover response. We examine collective turnover following 239 general manager departures in a large U.S. retailer from 2012 to 2014 to observe how a unit-relevant shock affects the collective turnover response across time. In doing so, we identify and explain a potential delay before the disruption phase and the cumulative abnormal voluntary turnover that occurs in the disruption phase following a unit-level shock.