TITLE

How to keep your best employees: Developing an effective retention policy

AUTHOR(S)

Mitchell, Terence R.; Holtom, Brooks C.; Lee, Thomas W.

PUB. DATE

November 2001

SOURCE

Academy of Management Executive;Nov2001, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p96

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The competition to retain key employees is intense. Top-level executives and HR departments spend large amounts of time, effort, and money trying to figure out how to keep their people from leaving. This article describes some new research and its implications for managing turnover and retention. These ideas challenge the conventional wisdom that dissatisfied people leave and money makes them stay. People often leave for reasons unrelated to their jobs. In many cases, unexpected events or shocks are the cause. Employees also often stay because of attachments and their sense of fit, both on the job and in their community. We discuss these ideas and make recommendations for integrating them into a comprehensive retention plan.

ACCESSION #

5897929

Tags: EMPLOYEE retention;  PERSONNEL management;  HUMAN capital;  JOB satisfaction;  LABOR turnover;  INDUSTRIAL management;  EMPLOYMENT stabilization;  WORK environment;  NEW employees;  MONETARY incentives;  RESIGNATION of employees

 

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