... values or other minority groups’ cultural values, organizations may be able to increase job satisfaction and thus lower turnover in African Americans and other minority workers. Practical implications This study emphasized that organizations stand to gain significantly by understanding African...

...Michael B. Harari; Alex L. Rubenstein; Kate M. McCombs; Susan Dennett Purpose Perceived job alternatives (PJAs) play a central role in most theoretical models of employee turnover. However, the state of the empirical literature remains confused. The present study brings clarity to the literature...

.../methodology/approach We draw on longitudinal survey data, along with objective data on actual employee turnover from organizational records. Findings We find opposing mediating pathways between psychological contract breach and employee turnover, via dilemmatic commitments where the effect of breach...

...Jonghun Sun; Jeong Won Lee; Young Woo Sohn Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of meaning of work as a linking mechanism between the perception of work context and turnover intention within the rarely studied context of social enterprises. Design/methodology/approach...

... of employees’ attitudes were collected at the same time, and turnover was collected 18 months (Study 1) and 12 months (Study 2) later. Findings Research hypotheses are all supported. Occupational disidentification partially mediates the occupational prestige-emotional exhaustion relationship, and emotional...

...Martha C. Andrews; K. Michele Kacmar; Matthew Valle Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore surface acting as a mediator in the relationships between perceptions of organizational politics and personality, with stress, turnover intentions, and job satisfaction. Design/methodology...

..., effectiveness, satisfaction, and turnover). Design/methodology/approach – The authors conduct a meta-analysis of the relationship between AD and team outcomes using a sample of 74 studies. Furthermore, the authors investigate the role of contextual factors (task complexity, type of performance evaluation...

... Hispanic women. Job satisfaction-turnover paths were significant. Research limitations/implications – Although based on a high-quality national probability sample, all information was gathered from one extensive interview. There is also a need to examine subgroups of Hispanics beyond the scope...

... quality mentoring programs. Such programs could lessen the likelihood of costly under‐performance and turnover. Originality/value This is one of the relatively few organizational studies designed specifically for a minority group. The results have implications for how human resource professionals...