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Employee Turnover: Determinants, Consequences, Trends in Academia and the Implications on Organizational Effectiveness

Pleshette McPhee*

Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, Nassau Bahamas.

Periodicity:June - August'2020
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.15.1.17258

Abstract

Employee turnover is costly and a disruptive issue that affects organizational effectiveness. Human resource development (HRD) is concerned with the number of employees leaving. Leaders in HRD would prefer to retain employees than to see them leave a performance gap. This paper explores the determinants of employee turnover, its consequences, trends in academia and implications on institutional effectiveness. Secondary sources of data including peer reviewed articles were utilized. This paper aims to bring awareness to the performance gap and encourage university – based HRD practitioners to redirect efforts and resources to mitigate employee turnover in their institutions.

Keywords

Employee Turnover, Retention, Organization, Organizational Effectiveness.

How to Cite this Article?

Mcphee, P. (2020). Employee Turnover: Determinants, Consequences, Trends in Academia and the Implications on Organizational Effectiveness. i-manager's Journal on Management, 15(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.15.1.17258

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