Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publisher
DiskBank
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Management / Small and Medium Enterprise Research Centre
RAS ID
14387
Abstract
Given the scant research on turnover and retention in small businesses, this study addresses the question: what factors influence voluntary employee turnover in small businesses and how do ownermanagers retain key employees? This question was broken into three research objectives. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews with nine owner-managers and seven employees from eleven Australian small businesses. Findings of this study identify adverse consequences of turnover, uncover antecedents of voluntary turnover, pinpoint small business characteristics that enhance employee retention and present a suite of small business employee retention strategies. Implications of the findings for management practice are explained. Limitations of the study and their implications for future research are also discussed.
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Gialuisi, O. R., & Coetzer, A. J. (2012). An Exploratory Investigation into Voluntary Employee Turnover and Retention Practices in the Small Business Sector. Proceedings of Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. (pp. 18p.). Perth. DiskBank. Available here