So Hard to Say Goodbye? Turnover Intention among U.S. Federal Employees

Pitts, David W.; Marvel, John D.; Fernández, Sergio

doi:10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02414.x

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“…Contrary to existing studies (e.g. Pitts, Marvel & Fernandez, 2011) we initially do not find an effect for pay; however, we notice that this factor becomes important during the crisis period. A possible explanation for the absence of the effect of pay on turnover intention can be linked large sample bias.…”

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“…Positive as well as negative aspects of turnover have been studied (Meier & Hicklin, 2007;Pitts, Marvel & Fernandez, 2011). While some turnover is normal and even considered important for the health and viability of an organization in the long run (Dalton & Todar, 1979), turnover can also lead to higher costs and disruptions of the normal flow of activities (Becker, 1978).…”

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“…Turnover among employees within public sector organizations has been a constant concern for at least the past 20 years (Pitts, Marvel & Fernandez, 2011). Positive as well as negative aspects of turnover have been studied (Meier & Hicklin, 2007;Pitts, Marvel & Fernandez, 2011).…”

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The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on Turnover Intention in the U.S. Federal Government

Wynen

Beeck

2014

Public Personnel Management

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Using data from the U.S. Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, this article seeks to provide an insight in the effect of the financial and economic crisis on turnover intention within the U.S. federal government. By constructing panel data and applying a first difference estimator the effect of the crisis on turnover intention is examined, while dealing with a possible issue of endogeneity. Not only does this approach allow us to examine the effect of the crisis, but it also enables us to analyze whether the specific effect of independent variables identified by turnover literature has changed due to the crisis. Results highlight that the crisis has a negative impact on turnover intention, while the effects of pay, training, and gender on turnover intention appear to have changed.

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2014

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“…In particular, past research has focused on a number of organizational factors, features of employee job contexts, and individual characteristics that predict turnover. The organizational factors include characteristics of agencies themselves such as agency prestige, structure, management practices, and culture (Borjas 1982;Gailmard and Patty 2007;Kellough and Osuna 1995;Pitts et al 2011;Wilson 1994). Scholars argue that organizational features influence the non-monetary compensation employees receive from working in an agency .…”

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“…Researchers have explored the influence of a variety of demographic factors on turnover, including age or experience (e.g., retirement eligibility, pension vesting), gender, and race (Ippolito 1987;Lewis 1991;Lewis and Park 1989;Moynihan and Landuyt 2008;Pitts et al 2011). Scholars have also evaluated the impact of different individuals' public service motivation on factors related to turnover and turnover directly (see, e.g., Bright 2008;Caillier 2011;Gamassou 2015;Morrison 2012).…”

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Elections, Ideology, and Turnover in the U.S. Federal Government

Bolton¹,

Figueiredo²,

Lewis³

2016

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A defining feature of public sector employment is the regular change in elected leadership. Yet, we know little about how elections influence public sector careers. We describe how elections alter policy outputs and disrupt the influence of civil servants over agency decisions. These changes shape the career choices of employees motivated by policy, influence, and wages. Using new Office of Personnel Management data on the careers of millions of federal employees between 1988 and 2011, we evaluate how elections influence employee turnover decisions. We find that presidential elections increase departure rates of career senior employees, particularly in agencies with divergent views relative to the new president and at the start of presidential terms. We also find suggestive evidence that vacancies in high-level positions after elections may induce lower-level executives to stay longer in hopes of advancing. We conclude with implications of our findings for public policy, presidential politics, and public management.

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The Veteran Employees: Recruitment, Career Development, Engagement, and Job Satisfaction of Veterans Transitioning to the Civilian Workforce

Hunter-Johnson

Niu

Smith

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New Dir Adult Contin Educ

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The transitioning of veterans, specifically as mature workers, from the military world to the civilian world, and by extension, the civilian workforce is the ultimate career transition. Despite their motivation and resilience, veterans still encounter a multiplicity of challenges when transitioning to the civilian workforce, which quite often has a rippling impact on their attainment of employment, career development, employee engagement, and job satisfaction within the civilian sector. On this premise, the purpose of this conceptual paper is two‐fold: (a) discuss veterans’ career transitional challenges as civilian employees, specifically, recruitment, career development, engagement, and job satisfaction, and (b) from a Human Resource Development perspective, provide strategies, interventions, and/or best practices for recruiting, developing, engaging, and satisfying the veteran employee in the civilian workforce.

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So Hard to Say Goodbye? Turnover Intention among U.S. Federal Employees

Abstract: In this study, we examine the factors that predict whether an employee chooses to voluntarily leave the federal service.

Cited by 166 publications

References 57 publications

The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on Turnover Intention in the U.S. Federal Government

The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on Turnover Intention in the U.S. Federal Government

Elections, Ideology, and Turnover in the U.S. Federal Government

The Veteran Employees: Recruitment, Career Development, Engagement, and Job Satisfaction of Veterans Transitioning to the Civilian Workforce

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