1. Turnover, layoffs, & reductions in force
Amy Banh, Ryan Ransom

2. Case #1
Coevolution of social networks and thoughts of quitting

3. Key Terms Friendship ties: social networks
Advice ties: professional or mentorship connection
Friendship ties: “People with whom you like to spend your free time, people you have been with most often for informal social activities, such as visiting each other’s homes, attending concerts or other public performances”
Advice ties: “Do you usually go to this person for help or advice on work-related matters?”

4. Survey Sample size: 121 employees from eight healthcare organizations
11 people left during the sample and 3 people joined

5. Questions Ratings on a 5 point scale Measured 3 times
Question #1: “I frequently think about quitting this job”
Question #2: “I will probably look for a new job soon”

6. Significance
If employees are thinking about leaving, they become less reliant on their networks
Problem can be caught early on, if leadership observes employee behavior

7. Takeaway
Study findings do not support investing in social network expansion because it is not likely to reduce turnover.

8. Case #2
Internal and external networking differentially predict turnover through job embeddedness and job offers

9. Key Terms
Networking Behaviors
Job Embeddedness

10. Major Research Issue
When and why employees’ networking behaviors relate to voluntary turnover

11. Survey How was it conducted? How many people were involved?
1st survey 371
2nd survey 266
Conducted through two online surveys taken 2 years apart. First survey required individuals to be working in applied settings for at least 2 years prior. The second survey contacted those individuals 2 years later and assessed whether they had voluntarily left.
The first sample survey received 371 applicable responses. The second follow up survey received 266 responses.

12. Survey pt. 2 Dependent Variable: Voluntary Turnover
Independent Variables
Mediators

13. Results

14. Takeaway
Promoting and monitoring an internal employee network can be a low cost solution to reduce voluntary turnover.
Ex: Company facebook page, sponsored social events, and mentoring programs

15. End