Understanding Employee Turnover in the Public Sector: Insights from Research on Teacher Mobility

Employee turnover is a key area for public administration research, but one about which there is much still to be learned. Insights from an extensive body of research on employee turnover in a specific area of the public sector—public education—contributes to the understanding of employee mobility i...

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Published in:Public administration review 2016-03, Vol.76 (2), p.241-251
Main Authors: Grissom, Jason A., Viano, Samantha L., Selin, Jennifer L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bureaucracy
Economic theory
Employee turnover
Government executives
Intellectuals
Labor supply
Mobility
Public administration
Public sector
Research Synthesis
Studies
Supply & demand
Work
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Summary:Employee turnover is a key area for public administration research, but one about which there is much still to be learned. Insights from an extensive body of research on employee turnover in a specific area of the public sector—public education—contributes to the understanding of employee mobility in public organizations more generally. The authors present a conceptual framework for understanding employee turnover that is grounded in economic theories of labor supply and demand, which have formed the foundation of many studies of teacher turnover. The main findings of this body of work are documented, noting connections to the literature on public employee turnover, lessons that can be learned, and potential new areas for empirical inquiry for scholars of turnover in the public sector.
ISSN:0033-3352
1540-6210
DOI:10.1111/puar.12435