Power spectral and bispectral study of factors affecting employee turnover

Tam Vivian W.Y. () and Le Khoa N.
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Tam Vivian W.Y.: School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia; College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Le Khoa N.: School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction, 2018, vol. 10, issue 1, 1727-1734

Abstract: Voluntary employee turnover can cause organ­izations to lose profits and competitiveness. Unexpected employee turnover may also result in project delay and reduction in project quality. It is important to control employee turnover rate and maintain good employees within an organization. This paper investigates the major causes of voluntary employee turnover in engineer­ing industries. Australia, Mainland China, and Taiwan were selected for the investigation. Questionnaires were administered, and structured interviews were conducted. Power spectrum was used for the analysis. It was found that “Good physical working environment”, “Receiving advanced training”, and “Short travel distance between home and work” are the major job-related ideal factors for the Australian, Mainland China, and Taiwan respondents, respectively. However, “Far distance between work and home” and “Dislike the colleague relationships” are found as the major factors for leaving jobs for the Australian/ Taiwan and Mainland China respondents, respectively. Recommendations to improve and to control employee turnover rate are also discussed.

Keywords: employee turnover; power spectrum; recom­mendation; engineering; Australia; Mainland China; Taiwan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2478/otmcj-2018-0006

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