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Whose actions speak louder than words? The role of referents in the turnover contagion process
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Whose actions speak louder than words? The role of referents in the turnover contagion process
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Pustovit
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Aleksandra
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1987-
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Allen
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David G
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McKay
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Building on the stream of literature that seeks to better understand the effects turnover has on those who remain with the organization, this manuscript answers calls for understanding the mechanism through which turnover contagion operates and identifying the types of individuals disproportionately responsible for its spread. Delving into human motivations for engaging in imitation and the significance of employment, I identify cues emitted by leavers, and colleagues engaging in Pre-Quitting Behaviors, about the organizational attractiveness as a mechanism responsible for the spread of turnover. I apply Theories of Normative Influence and Social Comparison to identify the types of individuals whose turnover is most consequential.
In a sample of 144 public university newcomers, results suggest that presence of turnover related behaviors among colleagues need not be evidence of contagion. It’s not so much the behaviors themselves, but the interpretation of cues behind these behaviors, and whether these cues speak negatively about the organization, that are responsible for the spread of turnover.
In a sample of 144 public university newcomers, results suggest that presence of turnover related behaviors among colleagues need not be evidence of contagion. It’s not so much the behaviors themselves, but the interpretation of cues behind these behaviors, and whether these cues speak negatively about the organization, that are responsible for the spread of turnover.
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Industrial Relations and Human Resources
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Turnover
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Contagion
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Newcomer socialization
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Labor turnover
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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