Adverse workplace conditions, high-involvement work practices and labor turnover: evidence from Danish linked employer–employee data
Cottini, Elena ; Kato, Takao ; Westergaard-Nielsen, Niels
2011
18
6
December
872-880
human resources management ; physical risks ; working conditions
Working conditions
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2011.07.003
English
Bibliogr.
"Using Danish linked employer–employee data, we find that: (i) exposing the worker to physical hazards leads to a 3 percentage point increase in the probability of voluntary turnover from the average rate of 18%; (ii) working in night shift results in an 11-percentage point hike; and (iii) having an unsupportive boss leads to a 6-percentage point jump. High involvement work practices are found to play a significant role in mitigating the adverse effects of workplace hazards. Finally, the worker under adverse workplace conditions is found to improve the 5-year odds of rectifying such workplace adversities by quitting the firm."
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