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The impact of primary life involvements on turnover: A comparison of part‐time and full‐time employees
Author(s) -
Werbel James D.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030060403
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , sample (material) , psychology , turnover , full time , social psychology , demographic economics , management , economics , chemistry , communication , chromatography , economic growth
This paper compares the factors which affect the decision of part‐time and full‐time employees to leave an organization. The decision is hypothesized to be contingent on primary life involvements. A sample of 154 registered nurses, with families, was used. The results demonstrated that primary life involvements were useful for predicting turnover of part‐time employees only. The results were integrated with research which suggests that different types of attitudes predict turnover of part‐time and full‐time employees.