Employee Turnover: The Effects of Workplace Events

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dc.contributor.advisorBeier, Margaret E.
dc.creatorHanks, Ashley Rittmayer
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-08T00:34:15Z
dc.date.available2013-03-08T00:34:15Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis research was designed to extend the unfolding model of voluntary turnover by examining the most commonly reported turnover decision path. Specifically, the purpose of the current investigation was to explore how employees evaluate negative workplace events--coined "shocks"--and the effects of such events on turnover intention. Participants, 204 Registered Nurses currently employed by a hospital, were asked to report on a negative work event. Only satisfaction with the organization's response to the event affected justice perceptions regarding the shock event. Events perceived as unjust or unfair were negatively related to perceived compatibility with the organization, which in turn predicted turnover intention. Job embeddedness also influenced perceived compatibility and intent to leave the organization. Characteristics of the shock events and suggestions to organizations to prevent avoidable, voluntary turnover are also presented.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PSYCH. 2011 HANKS
dc.identifier.citationHanks, Ashley Rittmayer. "Employee Turnover: The Effects of Workplace Events." (2011) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/70255">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/70255</a>.
dc.identifier.digitalHanksAen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/70255
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subjectEnvironmental science
dc.subjectSocial sciences
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectEmployee turnover
dc.subjectTurnover
dc.subjectNurses
dc.subjectJob embeddedness
dc.subjectEmployee retention
dc.subjectJob stress
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subjectOccupational psychology
dc.subjectOrganizational behavior
dc.subjectHealth care management
dc.titleEmployee Turnover: The Effects of Workplace Events
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
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