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Turnover Intent, Organizational Commitment, And Job Satisfaction: An Assessment Of Municipal Police Departments Within Hidalgo County, Texas, Joel Rivera May 2011

Turnover Intent, Organizational Commitment, And Job Satisfaction: An Assessment Of Municipal Police Departments Within Hidalgo County, Texas, Joel Rivera

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There is a paucity of research on turnover intent among police officers, particularly municipal police officers. This study examines the importance of turnover intent as it relates to job satisfaction and organizational commitment for municipal police departments within Hidalgo County, Texas. This research is important because attrition costs are among the largest expenses that municipal police agencies incur, and mitigation of that loss may benefit the municipal police agencies during times of financial hardships. This study found organizational commitment to be a predictor of turnover intent.