Average employee tenure, voluntary turnover ratio, and labour productivity: Evidence from Japanese firms

Yoshio Yanadori; Takao Kato

doi:10.1080/09585190701570981

Average employee tenure, voluntary turnover ratio, and labour productivity: Evidence from Japanese firms

Yoshio Yanadori, Takao Kato

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Abstract

Using Japanese firms' data, this study shows that voluntary turnover ratio is negatively related to firm labour productivity. While recent studies have reported the negative influence of turnover on organizational performance (Kacmar et al., 2006; Shaw et al., 2005a), they analysed only US samples. Our study contributes to researchers' efforts to generalize the relationship between voluntary turnover and organizational performance. Turnover is detrimental to labour productivity as it reduces the stock of firm-specific human capital that a firm retains. Findings suggest that firm average employee tenure mediates the relationship between voluntary turnover and labour productivity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1841-1857
Number of pages	17
Journal	International Journal of Human Resource Management
Volume	18
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190701570981
Publication status	Published - 2007 Oct
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Japanese firms
Labour productivity
Strategic human resource management
Voluntary turnover

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Strategy and Management
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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