The Dynamic Nature of Collective Turnover and Unit Performance: The Impact of Time, Quality, and Replacements

This study builds from context-emergent turnover theory to examine the dynamic properties of turnover rates, including: the changing quality and quantity of the human capital resources that depart, the changing turnover dispersion (ie, how distributed turnover events are over time), and the changing...

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Published in:Academy of Management journal 2015-08, Vol.58 (4), p.1208-1232
Main Authors: Call, Matthew L, Nyberg, Anthony J, Ployhart, Robert E, Weekley, Jeff
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business management
Business networks
Business organization
Corporate planning
Employee turnover
Human capital
Human resources
Influence
Labour turnover
Network analysis
Organizational analysis
Organizational behaviour
Organizational structure
Personnel management
Retail trade
Retailing industry
Studies
Turnover taxes
U.S.A
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Summary:This study builds from context-emergent turnover theory to examine the dynamic properties of turnover rates, including: the changing quality and quantity of the human capital resources that depart, the changing turnover dispersion (ie, how distributed turnover events are over time), and the changing quality and quantity of replacement hires. The authors examine these properties using data drawn from a sample of retail employees nested within stores of a prominent US retail chain over five quarters, and show that the turnover rate (level) is conceptually and empirically distinct from turnover rate change, and that the two interact with each other to influence changes in unit performance. They also find that the relationship between turnover rate change and change in unit performance is moderated by both the quality of those who leave as well as turnover dispersion. Overall, they contribute to turnover rate, staffing, and human capital resource literatures by testing core context-emergent turnover theory propositions to show when, why, and how turnover rate change and replacement hires, as part of a holistic human capital resource system, influence unit performance.
ISSN:0001-4273
1948-0989
DOI:10.5465/amj.2013.0669