Do NPM Strategies Lead to Negative Organizational Behavior? Lessons from the Differential Effects of Contracting Out on Voluntary Turnover

While public sector organizations have increasingly utilized New Public Management (NPM) strategies as a means of increasing the values of the market, a growing body of literature suggests that market-based reforms may generate indirect costs associated with negative organizational behaviors in the public sector. Focusing on probable consequences of government contracting out for the public workforce, this study examines the relationship between contracting out and voluntary turnover relying on a panel data of U.S. federal agencies from 2010 to 2017. The results present that contracting activity is associated with voluntary quits in the opposite direction depending on the level of job satisfaction. This finding disentangles the previous discussion on the relationship between NPM strategies and employee behavior.

Too much of a good thing: the non-linear effect of vertical pay dispersion on vice presidents’ voluntary turnover rate

Purpose While the effect of vertical pay dispersion on the voluntary turnover rate of vice presidents (VPs) has received attention, the existing research conclusions are still divided. Therefore, this study aims to explore the relationship between vertical pay dispersion and voluntary turnover rate of VPs in a Chinese context using data from listed firms. Design/methodology/approach Integrating tournament theory and social comparison theory, this study examines the non-linear effect of vertical pay dispersion on VPs’ voluntary turnover rates using empirical data from Chinese A-share listed firms from 2007 to 2016. Findings The results reveal a U-shaped relationship between vertical pay dispersion and the voluntary turnover rate of VPs. After further incorporating the moderating effect of the board governance structure, the effect is found to be enhanced in firms with more efficient board governance (i.e. smaller board size, higher board turnover and higher proportion of outside directors). Further analysis indicates that the aforementioned conclusions mainly exist in non-state-owned enterprises rather than state-owned enterprises. Originality/value The findings deepen the understanding of the costs and benefits associated with vertical pay dispersion, enrich the research findings on pay dispersion and contribute to the integration of previously inconsistent findings.

The Unprecedented Lockdown: The consequences of job loss

Various studies have analyzed employees’ perceptions with regards to voluntary turnover and very few studies have attempted to identify and assess the consequences of involuntary turnover on the employees. Thus, this study attempts at analyzing the consequences of any potential involuntary turnover on employees that can take place as a response to the economic crisis that will occur with the COVID-19 pandemic. Factors like role overload, job stress, occupational burnout and Work Family Conflict (WFC) has been identified as the resulting effects of any job losses. Significant and positive relationship was recorded among variables and the relationship between involuntary turnover and WFC and between job stress and WFC were rejected. The Conservation of Resources theory (COR) and the Spillover and Crossover theory were used to better understand the complexities of the matter. The limitations and future work prospects have also been discussed.

NEWSROOMS AS NON PLACES

ABSTRACT – The objective of this article is to analyze the meaning of journalists’ voluntary turnover in the configuration of the space that they have historically occupied: newsrooms. Drawing on Auge’s concept of non-place and fieldwork in the leading newspapers of three northern Mexican states, it is discovered that the recurring recreation of turnover events transforms newsrooms from spaces of permanence into spaces of transition; that is, from places to non-places. The scope of this phenomenon transcends the entry and exit of a certain generation since it erodes the identitarian, relational and historical character of these spaces.RESUMO – O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o significado da rotatividade voluntária dos jornalistas na configuração do espaço que historicamente ocuparam: as redações. Com base no conceito de Augé de não-lugar e do trabalho de campo realizado junto aos principais jornais de três estados do norte do México, conclui-se que a recorrência de eventos de demissão transforma as redações, de espaços de permanência em espaços de transição; ou seja, de lugares em não-lugares. O alcance deste fenômeno transcende a entrada e saída de uma determinada geração, pois corrói a identidade, o carácter relacional e histórico destes espaços.RESUMEN – El objetivo de este artículo es analizar el significado de la rotación de personal voluntaria de los periodistas en la configuración del espacio que históricamente han ocupado: las salas de redacción. A partir del concepto de no lugar de Augé y trabajo de campo en los principales periódicos de tres estados del norte de México, se descubre que la recreación recurrente de los eventos de renuncia transforma a las redacciones de espacios de permanencia en espacios de transición; es decir, de lugares en no lugares. El alcance de este fenómeno trasciende la entrada y la salida de determinada generación, pues erosiona el carácter identitario, relacional e histórico de estos espacios.

Can the sense of ta’awun behavior reduce voluntarily job turnover in Indonesia?

Purpose This study aims to examine the role of ta’awun in reducing voluntary turnover intention. The authors defined ta’awun as the willingness to help colleagues without being asked and expecting rewards as promised by Islam. Also, the antecedent variables of organizational identification and job embeddedness are used to predict ta’awun. Design/methodology/approach This study used 216 respondents from Islamic Universities in Indonesia. Structural equation model was used to analyze data and test the empirical model. Findings Job embeddedness and organizational identification can improve ta’awun behavior. Ta’awun behavior has also been proven to be able to reduce voluntary turnover intention as well as successfully mediating the relationship between job embeddedness and organizational identification with voluntary turnover intention. Research limitations/implications Ta’awun enriches organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) studies which are intervened with Islamic values. The questionnaire given to respondents are very susceptible for self-response bias so that this type of bias influences the conclusion. Thus, consistency of results can be retested in several different objects. Practical implications Organizations need to consider the factor of religiosity when recruiting employees. HRM practices need to be encouraged to create organizational identification through pride in the organization to reduce voluntary turnover intention through ta’awun behavior. Originality/value The Ta’awun concept is a refinement of the previously existing concept, which is OCB. Orientation in the world and the hereafter that underlies this ta’awun behavior is more effective in reducing the intention of voluntary displacement.