title: Should I stay or should I go? A comparison study of intention to leave among public child welfare systems with high and low turnover rates.
abstract: This comparison study analyzes the commonalties, similarities, and differences on supervisory and organizational factors between a group of high turnover systems and a group of low turnover systems. Significant differences on organizational factors, but not on supervisory factors, emerged from the statistical analysis. Additionally, this study found that low turnover is not necessarily predictive of a healthy organizational environment. Implications for turnover reduction and prevention are provided in conclusion.
authors.affiliation: Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York, New York, USA. strolin@yu.edu
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strolin-Goltzman
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caringi
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bronstein
authors.forename: Hal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lawson
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D033182:Intention; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008611:Mentors; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012944:Social Support