Testing and extending the unfolding model of voluntary turnover to it professionals
研究首次检验IT人员的离职决策过程，发现多数人使用包含求职评估的新路径，建议HR管理者重视外部机会并提前干预。
Abstract This study examines the turnover decision processes of information technology (IT) personnel for the first time. Our theoretical guide for this investigation was the unfolding model of voluntary turnover (Lee & Mitchell, 1994), the preeminent turnover process model. Most of the 124 leavers used three new decision paths that shared the characteristic of including an alternative job search and evaluation; another significant number used the original five theorized paths. In sharp contrast to earlier findings on the unfolding model, the majority of respondents (88%) reported following paths not among the original five theorized paths.This result strongly suggests that IT professionals likely take numerous routes in deciding to leave current employment, most of which involve some search for and consideration of alternative jobs. A general conclusion for human resource managers is to assume that IT professionals are aware of alternative opportunities and to consider early interventions emphasizing the relative benefits of the current job over labor market competitors. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.