How job dissatisfaction leads to employee turnover

Abstract

This study replicated a test of Mobley's (1977) model of how job dissatisfaction leads to employee turnover when all of the theory's components were included in the analysis. This study extended the Mobley model by examining whether the theory also applies to organizational commitment and job involvement when substituted for job satisfaction. Results generally supported the model and the extensions to organizational commitment and job involvement. Theoretical and business implications are discussed. © 1988 Human Sciences Press.