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Sree Rekha, K. R.; Kamalanabhan, T. J. – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2010
This paper aims at testing a conceptual model connecting variables of the internal and external work environment to ITES/BPO employee turnover. Based on the gaps identified from the literature that no single model explains in a comprehensive way as to why, people choose to leave and the lack of turnover studies on call centers located in India.…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Intention, Foreign Countries, Work Environment
Zeiss, Tony – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1990
Considers ways in which community colleges can help employers implement programs to improve the work environment and retain trained workers. Presents a model for employee retention that has worked effectively in Pueblo, Colorado. Describes Pueblo Community College's cooperative program with the Wats Marketing Group to help reduce employee…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Enrichment, Job Satisfaction
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Allison, Dee Ann; Sartori, Eva – College and Research Libraries, 1988
Presents a model of the interaction of external, work related, and internal factors that may influence the decision of academic library professionals to leave the library. The results of a survey that examined factors related to a decision to leave a library are reported, and further research is suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction
Gonzalez, Patricia A. – 1995
This bibliography identifies 66 publications on causes and cures of teacher attrition, with a focus on special educators. The materials cover the period 1980-1995 and cover topics such as: teacher retention in urban schools, the condition of education in rural schools, burnout among special education teachers, predictors of retention and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Labor Turnover
Tack, Martha W.; Patitu, Carol L. – 1992
Given the impending shortage of prospective college faculty that will exist by the year 2000, the topics of faculty job satisfaction, recruitment, and retention must be given priority attention. Moreover, the faculty of the future must reflect the diversity of the population to be served; consequently, immediate actions must be taken to ensure…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Incentives, Job Satisfaction, Labor Turnover
Sterling, Bruce; Allen, John – 1983
This research examined the relationships of attitudes toward the Army, duty environment, and satisfaction with Army programs/benefits to the career intentions of officers and enlisted personnel. A representative random sample of 4,360 officers and 2,339 enlisted personnel completed a 178-item questionnaire about their attitudes toward these…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Employee Attitudes, Enlisted Personnel
Ingersoll, Richard M. – 1999
This analysis examines the effects of school and organizational characteristics on teacher turnover and, in turn, school staffing problems. The analyses are based on data from the Schools and Staffing Survey and its supplement, the Teacher Followup Survey, a large, comprehensive, nationally representative survey of teachers and schools conducted…
Descriptors: Career Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Labor Turnover
Wharf, Brian – 1984
While there is a natural fit between rural communities and a particular kind of social work practice, it is not the prevailing form of practice in rural communities. The rural practice model should be generic rather than specialized, should recognize the utility of natural helping networks and build on them, and should work through community…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Services, Community Support, Foreign Countries
Lonsway, Kimberly A. – 2000
Hiring and retaining more women provides numerous important advantages to law enforcement agencies. Research conducted in the United States and internationally has clearly documented that following facts: (1) female officers are as competent as their male counterparts and even excel in certain areas of police performance; (2) female officers are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems