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Published in: Information Systems Frontiers 2/2015

01-04-2015

The information technology workforce: A review and assessment of voluntary turnover research

Author: Janice Lo

Published in: Information Systems Frontiers | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

Despite the numerous studies on the topic of IT employee turnover and recommendations to organizations on how to retain their employees, the general turnover trend of IT professionals remains high. The need for further research on IT turnover has been called for by many, but much of the literature continues to conduct similar studies using the same constructs, and these studies find similar results. Now is the time to turn our research attention to directions that have been unexplored or less explored. Newer research directions for the IT turnover literature will provide insights for refining and easing the impact of turnover on organizations. As we embark on new research frontiers in the IT turnover phenomenon, a comprehensive review and assessment of the state of the literature may facilitate future research in building off of existing knowledge. This paper reviews and assesses the existing literature on the voluntary turnover of IT employees, identifies the areas where research has matured, and raises directions for future research that are less chartered.

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Footnotes
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The term “perception” (or “perceive”) in this paper means “to regard as being such” (Merriam-Webster dictionary) and is a subjective rather than objective measure of something. Therefore, for example, an employee’s perception of how easy it would be to find a new job may not reflect the actual ease of finding a new job. Individual perceptions are important to the turnover phenomenon because they are the forces that drive behavior (Ajzen 1991).
 
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Although perceived job alternative is an individual level variable, it is categorized under labor market because it is the employee’s beliefs regarding the current labor market. It is one reflection (whether accurately or not) of the labor market situation/status.
 
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Metadata
Title
The information technology workforce: A review and assessment of voluntary turnover research
Author
Janice Lo
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Information Systems Frontiers / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1387-3326
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9419
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-013-9408-y

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