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Brain drain in declining organizations: toward a research agenda
Author(s) -
Rosenblatt Zehava,
Sheaffer Zachary
Publication year - 2001
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.89
Subject(s) - set (abstract data type) , brain drain , conceptual framework , psychology , positive economics , economics , sociology , development economics , social science , computer science , programming language
Brain drain (BD) is one of the more detrimental implications of organizational decline and crisis, yet it has only been fleetingly addressed in organization studies. In light of this lacuna, the current paper introduces a conceptual framework of BD during decline. A model featuring both BD antecedents (predictors) and consequences is presented, including an analysis of leavers' behavioral characteristics. The paper offers a set of research propositions and concludes with directions for future study. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.