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Strategies For Reducing Employee Turnover In Small- And Medium-Sized Enterprises, Tijani Mohammed Jan 2020

Strategies For Reducing Employee Turnover In Small- And Medium-Sized Enterprises, Tijani Mohammed

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employee turnover leads to increased operational costs and workloads and affects sales performance. Reducing employee turnover is essential for managers of small and medium sized enterprises to minimize costs and increase sales performance. Grounded in the job embeddedness theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies managers of small and medium sized enterprises use to reduce employee turnover that negatively affects sales performance. The participants consisted of 3 managers of small and medium sized enterprises in the Bronx, New York. Data were collected using semistructured, face-to-face interviews, and a review of organizational documents. A thematic …


Motivational Strategies To Retain Insurance Finance Professionals, Derrick Anthony Blythe Jan 2020

Motivational Strategies To Retain Insurance Finance Professionals, Derrick Anthony Blythe

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The failure to retain talented employees can have adverse organizational outcomes. Organizational leaders are concerned with retaining talented employees, as retaining talented employees is critical for maintaining their corporations’ competitive advantage. Grounded in Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore motivational strategies insurance finance managers use to retain talented insurance finance professionals. The participants consisted of 6 insurance finance managers in 4 mid-to-large size insurance companies in Connecticut who successfully implemented motivational strategies to retain their talented insurance finance professionals and 8 focus group participants. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a …


Strategies To Retain Skilled Assistant Project Managers In Construction Industries, Anastasia Persad Jan 2020

Strategies To Retain Skilled Assistant Project Managers In Construction Industries, Anastasia Persad

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Approximately 160,000 assistant project managers in the construction industry willingly left the U.S. labor workforce in 2018. The cost of replacing an employee could amount up to 200% of the departing employee's annual salary for construction companies. Grounded in Herzberg's two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to investigate effective organizational strategies business leaders used to retain skilled assistant project managers. Six participants were senior project managers from construction companies in Manhattan, New York, with more than 10 years of experience in the commercial construction industry. Data came from semistructured interviews and a review of company …


Differences In Turnover Intentions Between Nonmillennials And Millennials In Nonprofit Organizations, Kevin Allen Dennis Jan 2020

Differences In Turnover Intentions Between Nonmillennials And Millennials In Nonprofit Organizations, Kevin Allen Dennis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The consequences of turnover in nonprofit organizations can be costly. Grounded in the person-organization fit theory, the purpose of this cross-sectional survey study was to investigate turnover intentions among generational cohorts in nonprofit organizations. The research questions addressed whether differences in turnover intentions existed among generational cohorts and whether job satisfaction and organizational justice perceptions influenced turnover intentions in nonmillennials and millennials working in nonprofit organizations. Survey data were collected from 192 employees from nonprofit organizations. The survey included the Perceived Overall Justice scale, the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, and the Intent to Stay scale. Data were analyzed using t tests …


Strategies To Retain Skilled Assistant Project Managers In Construction Industries, Anastasia Persad Jan 2020

Strategies To Retain Skilled Assistant Project Managers In Construction Industries, Anastasia Persad

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Approximately 160,000 assistant project managers in the construction industry willingly left the U.S. labor workforce in 2018. The cost of replacing an employee could amount up to 200% of the departing employee's annual salary for construction companies. Grounded in Herzberg's two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to investigate effective organizational strategies business leaders used to retain skilled assistant project managers. Six participants were senior project managers from construction companies in Manhattan, New York, with more than 10 years of experience in the commercial construction industry. Data came from semistructured interviews and a review of company …


The Impact Of Small Business Leadership On Employee Turnover, Zanlandria M. Crosby-Hardin Jan 2020

The Impact Of Small Business Leadership On Employee Turnover, Zanlandria M. Crosby-Hardin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employee turnover creates a skill loss and negatively affects productivity, reducing organizational effectiveness as well as increasing costs for recruitment and training of new employees. This important to business owners who want to sustain employees, prevent loss of profit, and productivity. Herzberg’s two-factor theory was the conceptual lens for this qualitative multiple case study which explored hair salon owners’ strategies to reduce employee turnover. The participants were 5 hair salon owners in the state of South Carolina. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and an analysis of company documents. Data were analyzed using Yin’s 5 phase process to identify patterns …