| Retaining Valued Employees Contributor(s): Griffeth, Rodger W. (Author), Hom, Peter W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761913068 ISBN-13: 9780761913061 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: How do you keep valuable employees from leaving? With employee turnover at a ten-year high in the tightest labor market in recent memory, human resource professionals face this challenge daily. This book briefly summarizes the current research in the area of employee turnover and provides practical guidelines to implement proven strategies for reducing unwanted turnover. Topics covered include differentiating between functional and dysfunctional turnover, job enrichment, employee selection, orientation programs, compensation practices, easing conflicts between work and home, social integration, and managing exiting employees. Separate chapters are devoted to using employee surveys to predict turnover and diagnose turnover causes and reducing turnover among special groups -- minorities and women. Hands-on interventions are described and illustrated with cases drawn from companies who have been successful in retaining personnel. The appendix includes two sample employee surveys. Human resource professionals, trainers, consultants, students, and researchers will find this a timely and helpful resource. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management - Psychology | Industrial & Organizational Psychology |
| Dewey: 658.3 |
| LCCN: 00011617 |
| Series: Advanced Topics in Organizational Behavior |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.04" W x 8.97" (0.87 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: How do you keep valuable employees from leaving? With employee turnover at a ten-year high in the tightest labor market in recent memory, human resource professionals face this challenge daily. This book briefly summarizes the current research in the area of employee turnover and provides practical guidelines to implement proven strategies for reducing unwanted turnover. Topics covered include differentiating between functional and dysfunctional turnover, job enrichment, employee selection, orientation programs, compensation practices, easing conflicts between work and home, social integration, and managing exiting employees. Separate chapters are devoted to using employee surveys to predict turnover and diagnose turnover causes and reducin |