Does organizational performance affect employee turnover? A re-examination of the turnover-performance relationship

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Wang, Weijie; Sun, Rusi
• 署名单位: University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3298
• DOI: 10.1111/padm.12648
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 210-225
• 关键词: PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT BREACH; VOLUNTARY TURNOVER; aspiration levels; teacher quality; feedback; IMPACT; LEVEL; rates; INFORMATION; schools

摘要

A common problem with using organizational performance as the dependent variable is the ignoring of feedback effect. The current conceptualization of the turnover-performance relationship is mostly unidirectional, focusing on how turnover affects organizational performance. Only a few scholars have investigated the possible reverse relationship between turnover and performance. Aiming to further the research on the feedback effect of organizational performance, this study employed cross-lagged structural equation models that are especially suitable for modelling the possible reverse relationships between variables. Data were collected from public elementary and middle schools in New York City over a three-year period. The results consistently show that organizational performance was negatively related to subsequent employee turnover. This research contributes to the development of a more valid and comprehensive understanding of the relationship between employee turnover and organizational performance.