ISSN:
1573-3378
Keywords:
employees and responses to dissatisfaction
;
models of dissatisfaction
;
exit
;
voice
;
loyalty
;
neglect
;
signals of organizational decline
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Abstract Over the past two decades there has been much controversy over what Hirschman intended by the term “loyalty” in his bookExit, Voice, and Loyalty. Some have interpreted Hirschman's loyalty as an attitude that deters exit and promotes voice. Others have interpreted Hirschman's loyalty as a distinct behavior, like exit and voice, that results from dissatisfaction. This article examines both views of loyalty simultaneously. First, comprehensive and reliable scales to measure the behavioral responses to dissatisfaction are developed. Second, the relationship between loyalty and the behavioral responses to dissatisfaction are examined. Results of this research indicate that both interpretations are important and together help us better understand how employees behave when they are dissatisfied.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01385049
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