Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Academy of Management Journal

ISSN

0001-4273

Volume

44

Issue

6

DOI

10.5465/3069391

First Page

1102

Last Page

1121

Publication Date

12-1-2001

Abstract

A new construct, entitled "job embeddedness," is introduced. It includes individuals' (1) links to other people, teams, and groups, (2) perceptions of their fit with job, organization, and community, and (3) what they say they would have to sacrifice if they left their jobs. We developed a measure of job embeddedness with two samples. The results show that job embeddedness predicts the key outcomes of both intent to leave and "voluntary turnover" and explains significant incremental variance over and above job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job alternatives, and job search.

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