Job Embeddedness Can Predict Employee Turnover

The costs associated with employees leaving their jobs are often very high. And during the current “Great Resignation”, the ability to understand why employees leave and predict turnover is key to understanding your workforce and give you the ability to apply specific measures that influence the right employees to stay.

In general, past studies have suggested that satisfaction and commitment have affected the rate of a company’s turnover. However, others have suggested that the perception of injustice and burnout can influence employee attitudes and affect turnover.

Research has found that two major categories of predictor variables are job attitudes (like satisfaction and commitment) and ease of movement (reflected in perceived alternatives and job search behavior).