Organisational Change and Turnover abstract

Morrell, K., Loan-Clarke J. and Wilkinson A. (2004) ‘Organisational Change and Employee Turnover’, Personnel Review, 33, 161-173.

Organisational Change and Employee Turnover

Using insights from the relevant literature and recent empirical data, this paper investigates the relationship between organisational change and employee turnover. It proposes a mechanism for how widespread change translates into individual decisions to quit, and corroborates four relevant hypotheses. The paper also illustrates the importance for managers of understanding avoidability – the extent to which turnover decisions can be prevented – and concludes with a research agenda, encapsulated by a model describing the relationship between organisational change and turnover.