Identifying determinants in the first turnover of new graduate employees in Korea: applying a discrete-time survival analysis
ISSN: 2049-3983
Article publication date: 6 March 2023
Issue publication date: 21 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The high turnover of new graduate employees has become a concern for many organizations in Korea. This study explores when new graduate employees leave first jobs and what makes these employees decide to leave employees' organizations.
Design/methodology/approach
Using national panel data from South Korea, the authors employed a survival analysis and examined the factors that explain the turnover of new graduate employees.
Findings
The findings of this study reveal that many new graduate employees leave the employees' organizations within two years. Moreover, work conditions, work satisfaction and job-skill match were associated with new graduate employee turnover.
Originality/value
Based on the results of survival analysis derived from actual turnover data, not turnover intentions, the authors emphasize appropriate human resources (HR) intervention, a working environment and organizational culture, and employee development opportunities.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (No: NRF-2020S1A5A8040238).
Citation
Lee, Y., Yang, J. and Lee, J.Y. (2023), "Identifying determinants in the first turnover of new graduate employees in Korea: applying a discrete-time survival analysis", Evidence-based HRM, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 641-658. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBHRM-02-2022-0036
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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