Unweaving Leaving: The Use of Models in the Management of Employee Turnover

International Journal of Management Reviews, 3(3): 219-244

Posted: 19 Jun 2012

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Kevin Morrell

University of Warwick - Warwick Business School

John Loan-Clarke

Loughborough University - Business School

Adrian J. Wilkinson

Griffith University

Date Written: 2001

Abstract

This paper offers a review of the literature on labour turnover in organizations. Initially the importance of the subject area is established, as analyses of turnover are outlined and critiqued. This leads to a discussion of the various ways in which turnover and its consequences are measured. The potentially critical impact of turnover behaviour on organizational effectiveness is presented as justification for the desire to model turnover, as a precursor to prediction and prevention. Key models from the literature of labour turnover are presented and critiqued.

Keywords: employee, turnover, cusp, catastrophe, price

Suggested Citation

Morrell, Kevin and Loan-Clarke, John and Wilkinson, Adrian J., Unweaving Leaving: The Use of Models in the Management of Employee Turnover (2001). International Journal of Management Reviews, 3(3): 219-244, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1976596

Kevin Morrell (Contact Author)

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John Loan-Clarke

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Adrian J. Wilkinson

Griffith University ( email )

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