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An analysis of employee turnover
Author(s) -
Tuggle Francis D.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830230105
Subject(s) - normative , turnover , normative model of decision making , point (geometry) , economics , econometrics , microeconomics , mathematics , management , philosophy , geometry , epistemology
Abstract A model of employee turnover is developed using explanatory theories and studies of systems at the organization level dealing with behavior and cost data. The model optimizes the costs associated with turnover and ignores the turnover rates. It is a synthesis of economic theory and behavioral phenomena. From this model normative guidelines are produced by which the costs due to turnover are balanced against the costs of the measures needed to reduce turnover. Obtaining the point of optimality detailed by the model rests upon the organization's knowledge of its costs and the attitudinal dispositions of its employees. The crucial assumptions behind the model necessitating further investigation are discussed and refinements to the model are suggested.