2007
DOI: 10.1108/14757700710725421
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The effect of stock option grants on voluntary employee turnover

Abstract: PurposeThe objective of this research is to examine the effect of a broad‐based option program on voluntary employee turnover.Design/methodology/approachThe paper examines the effect of a broad‐based stock option program in a Fortune 100 company during the 1990s and uses logistical analysis.FindingsEmployee turnover is an issue due to the costs involved in recruiting and training replacements. Voluntary turnover can be reduced if a cost can be imposed on the departing employee. This cost need not be an explici… Show more

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“…A Management stock option reduces management turn-over during the vesting period. Balsam et al (2007) scrutinized that employee turnover is lower during the vesting period than an exercise period. They used Fortune 100 companies as samples.…”
Section: Stock Option and Turnovermentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…A Management stock option reduces management turn-over during the vesting period. Balsam et al (2007) scrutinized that employee turnover is lower during the vesting period than an exercise period. They used Fortune 100 companies as samples.…”
Section: Stock Option and Turnovermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Aldamatz et al (2018) provided evidence that granting broad-based employee stock options decreases employee turnover in US companies. Balsam et al (2007) showed that voluntary employee turnover during the vesting period is lower than the post-vesting period; thus, it can be said that the stock option postpones the employee to resign voluntarily.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a leader need to understand, the employee turnover is not just a problem of the human resources department (Conerly, 2018). Because human resource cost can be considered as tip of the iceberg where costs include, (1) talent onboarding (adverting, resumes reviewing and interviews arranging), (2) talent development (orientation training and enrolling in benefits programs) and (3) talent off-boarding (processing of the termination and exit interview arrangement) (Balsam, Gifford, & Kim, 2007). But rest of the iceberg will appear after the employee left and will last till recruit get the proper level of efficiency that showed by the employee who left (Szilagyi & Wallace, 1990).…”
Section: Employee Turnovermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lu, Reising & Stohs (2007) noted that high shareholding executives would exercise greater power and shielding themselves from termination in a poor performing firm. The negative effect could be reduced if equity-based plans are properly designed by incurring turnover cost on the executives' departure (Balsam, Gifford & Kim, 2007;Marshal, 2017). And for firm with equity plan, the cost of leaving may be defer a in a few years following the granting date.…”
Section: Hypotheses Development For Executive Turnovermentioning
confidence: 99%