The Attenuating Effects of Internal Mobility on Employee Turnover: Multiple Field Assessments
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Management
- Vol. 13 (4) , 705-711
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014920638701300410
Abstract
Despite the continuing lack of empirical assessment, it has been speculatedfor some 30 years that intraorganizational mobility may be a surrogate for employee turnover. This study examines the association between lateral internal mobility and employee turnover. The hypothesis that internal mobility will act as a substitute for employee turnover was tested relying on two field sample cohorts (n = 521, n = 387) of nonmanagerial personnel over a 4-year period. Results strongly support the attenuating impact of internal mobility on turnover. Implications of these results are discussed.Keywords
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