MGT quiz ch.10

Voluntary turnover

A departure initiated by an employee

Involuntary turnover

An employee terminated by the organization against their own wishes

Dismissal

Employment termination because the worker fails to meet organizational expectations

Layoffs

Organizationally initiated termination of employment due to economic or strategic reasons

Tardiness

Being late to work without giving advance notice

Absenteeism

Unscheduled absences from work

Unfolding model of turnover

Recognizes employees often leave without a new job due to "shocks" to the system

Job embeddedness model

Explains employees stay due to links to others, fit with work context, and sacrifices needed to leave

Pulse surveys

Short, frequent surveys

Boomerang employees

Former employees who rejoin an organization

Bridge employment

Reducing hours or job demands in preparation for full retirement

Progressive discipline

Using increasingly severe steps to correct a performance problem

Employment at will

Organizations can terminate employment at any time, and employees can quit at any time

Wrongful dismissal

Dismissal violating the law

Unemployment insurance

Payment to unemployed individuals

Severance pay

Payments to departing employees during organizationally initiated turnover