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Turnover intentions and voluntary turnover : the moderating roles of self-monitoring, locus of control, proactive personality, and risk aversion

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Allen, David G., Weeks, Kelly P. and Moffitt, Karen R. (2005) Turnover intentions and voluntary turnover : the moderating roles of self-monitoring, locus of control, proactive personality, and risk aversion. Journal of Applied Psychology, Volume 90 (Number 5). pp. 980-990. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.90.5.980

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.90.5.980

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Abstract

Purpose - Investigates whether personality moderates the relationship between employee intentions to quit their job and actual turnover.
Design/methodology/approach - Outlines the weak relationship between employees stated intentions to quite their job and actual turnover; explores whether personality moderates the relationship and seeks to identify which individuals are more likely to exhibit consistency between intentions and behaviour. Drawing on a number of relevant studies, presents a number of hypotheses that were then tested on data from questionnaire surveys involving two samples: (1) 296 employees working at an entertainment and gaming corporation in the USA; (2) 281 employees of a large US bank.

Findings - Reveals how self-monitoring and risk aversion affected the translation of intentions into quitting; puts forward how locus of control did in one sample, but not significantly in the other; highlights how the relationship between intentions and behaviour was found to be stronger for low self-monitors than for high self-monitors.

Research limitations/implications - Address, among other things, the role of locus of control in the turnover process; examine turnover adopting a more fine-grained analysis of the reasons underlying employee quits.

Originality/value - Identifies a number of dispositional traits that influence those who turn intention into quitting into leaving their jobs.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Applied Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association
ISSN: 0021-9010
Official Date: 2005
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Volume: Volume 90
Number: Number 5
Page Range: pp. 980-990
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.5.980
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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