Some Unanswered Questions in Turnover and Withdrawal Research

Current employee turnover research inadequately addresses several long recognized and important questions. Specifically, where is the process in turnover process research; what are the consequences of turnover and the processes related to these consequences; what is the role of performance in the turnover process; and what are the conceptual and empirical relationships among turnover and other so-called "withdrawal" critera? The importance of these questions and approaches to addressing these questions are discussed.