TY - JOUR
T1 - A Comparison of Structural Models Representing Turnover Cognitions
AU - Sager, Jeffrey K.
AU - Griffeth, Rodger W.
AU - Hom, Peter
N1 - Funding Information:
The research reported here was funded in part through grants from the College of Business research committee at Georgia State University and the Dean’s Award of Excellence Program, College of Business, Arizona State University.
PY - 1998/10
Y1 - 1998/10
N2 - This investigation examines three turnover cognitions constructs proposed by Mobley (1977): thinking of quitting, intention to search, and intention to leave. These cognitions represent fundamental elements of prevailing psychological models of employee turnover. Despite their theoretical centrality and efficacy for predicting quits, questions persist about the conceptual distinctions and structural relations among these cognitions. Using a sample of sales personnel (n= 245), this study clarifies the meaning and interrelationship of turnover cognitions in the turnover process, using structural equation modeling techniques to assess discriminant validity of turnover cognitions, and to contrast rival models of their structural interrelationships. Research and managerial implications are discussed.
AB - This investigation examines three turnover cognitions constructs proposed by Mobley (1977): thinking of quitting, intention to search, and intention to leave. These cognitions represent fundamental elements of prevailing psychological models of employee turnover. Despite their theoretical centrality and efficacy for predicting quits, questions persist about the conceptual distinctions and structural relations among these cognitions. Using a sample of sales personnel (n= 245), this study clarifies the meaning and interrelationship of turnover cognitions in the turnover process, using structural equation modeling techniques to assess discriminant validity of turnover cognitions, and to contrast rival models of their structural interrelationships. Research and managerial implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1006/jvbe.1997.1617
DO - 10.1006/jvbe.1997.1617
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001526899
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 53
SP - 254
EP - 273
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
IS - 2
ER -