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Exploring turnover intention of construction managers in China
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posted on 2006-01-01, 00:00 authored by J Du, Jie Zhou, Chunlu LiuChunlu Liu, David PickenEmployee turnover has been identified as one of the principal causes of poor performance, low competitiveness and high technology loss in the construction industry. Construction managers normally acquire knowledge and skills in construction methods and management techniques on the basis of long-term practice, and their turnover can significantly impact on a construction organisation's survival and development. Therefore, there has been an increasing need to understand the major critical variables affecting the turnover of construction managers. The aims of this research were to determine these variables and use them to develop a quantitative turnover prediction model. A system framework was first developed to categorise all turnover variables into job satisfaction, organisation commitment and demographic variables and the turnover intention was measured in diverse directions. Based on an empirical study in Hubei province in China, the statistical results indicate that seven job satisfaction and organisational commitment variables dominate the turnover intentions of construction managers.
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Journal of construction researchVolume
7Issue
1-2Pagination
191 - 205Publisher
World Scientific PublishingLocation
SingaporePublisher DOI
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1609-9451eISSN
1793-687XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2006, World Scientific Publishing CompanyUsage metrics
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