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Terms modified by High Turnover Selected AbstractsQuality of working life and turnover intention in information technology workHUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS IN MANUFACTURING & SERVICE INDUSTRIES, Issue 4 2008Christian Korunka High turnover has been a major issue in information technology (IT) organizations. A conceptual model to explain turnover was developed and tested in two national samples of IT and IT manufacturing work. The model postulates that quality of working life mediates the relations between job/organizational characteristics and turnover intention. The American sample consisted of 624 IT employees of five IT organizations. The Austrian sample consisted of 677 employees from an international IT production company (IT manufacturing work). A similar questionnaire was used in both studies. The model was tested with path analysis. A core model with main pathways between job demands and supervisory support to emotional exhaustion, and between emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction to turnover intention was confirmed in the national samples and in subsamples of demographics and job types. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source] CT32 WHEN TO CALL THE SURGEONANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Issue 2007D. P. Shaw Not infrequently, a patient status has changed and the surgeon is not informed. This not only leads to frustration but potentially bad outcomes. Devising a protocol for when to call the surgeon is fraught with difficulties. Frequently they are so complicated that individuals were unable to remember them thus the protocols are not applied. High turnover of junior staff means that large protocol books are not read. The below three rules are designed to fulfil the role of protocols. They are compulsory flags for when the surgeon is to be called. They are not guides to management nor comments on adequacy of management. Their intent is to flag a change in status of the patient. The compulsory nature of the flags reduces the decision making and stress for the resident staff as to whether or not they should be calling the boss. The surgeon is to be called when 1The patient is to receive blood or blood products 2The inotropes dose is doubled from admission 3A vasoconstrictor is started [source] Patch occupancy, population density and dynamics in a fragmented red squirrel Sciurusvulgaris populationECOGRAPHY, Issue 1 2003Goedele Verbeylen We studied population dynamics of red squirrels in a group of small forest fragments, that cover only 6.5% of the total study area (4664 ha) and where distances to the nearest source population were up to 2.2 km. We tested effects of patch size, quality and isolation and supplementary feeding on patch occupation during 1995,99. Larger patches and patches with supplementary feeding had a higher probability of being occupied. No patch <3.5 ha was ever occupied. No effects of isolation were found, suggesting that the forest habitat in the study area is not sufficiently fragmented to influence red squirrel distribution across patches. For medium sized patches (3.7,21 ha), that were occupied some years, there was an increase in patch occupation over the years, even though overall population size tended to decrease. These patches had a high turnover, especially of males. Patches in which the squirrel population went extinct were recolonized within a year. For patches that were at least some years occupied, squirrel density depended on patch quality only. No effects of patch size, isolation and winter temperature on population density were found. These data suggest that in our study area habitat fragmentation has no effect on local squirrel density and that the random sample hypothesis explains the distribution pattern across patches. [source] Mentors help new moms transition back to work at PricewaterhouseCoopersGLOBAL BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE, Issue 2 2009Jennifer N. Demirdjian A working mother reached out to encourage and support new moms in her office who were just learning to balance child-care responsibilities with their demanding careers. Now the voluntary grassroots effort has blossomed into a formal program, part of PricewaterhouseCoopers's extensive WorkLife portfolio that is helping to retain talented women who want a family as well as a career. The author discusses the firm's actions to stem high turnover among returning mothers, including implementation of its Full Circle Program of extended leave. The article also explores the beginnings of the Mentor Moms program, how it works, the experience of some its participants, and how the firm is now making it widely available to its U.S. workforce. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source] Globalisation and outsourcing: confronting new human resource challenges in India's business process outsourcing industryINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS JOURNAL, Issue 2 2010Sarosh Kuruvilla ABSTRACT In this article, we argue that the rapid growth of the outsourcing industry has resulted in both high turnover and labour shortages and at the same time provided employment opportunities to a new group of employees: young upwardly mobile college graduates. We argue that this particular demographic profile is prone to high turnover and presents new managerial challenges. We then examine the variety of recruitment and retention strategies that companies in the business process outsourcing industry are experimenting with and show that many novel HR strategies are being crafted to address the needs of this young middle-class workforce. We also examine macro efforts by state and central governments and the industry association to help resolve some of these problems. [source] An Evaluation of the Implementation of Hand Held Health Records with Adults with Learning Disabilities: A Cluster Randomized Controlled TrialJOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, Issue 2 2010Vicky Turk Background, Personal health records were implemented with adults with learning disabilities (AWLD) to try to improve their health-care. Materials and Method, Forty GP practices were randomized to the Personal Health Profile (PHP) implementation or control group. Two hundred and one AWLD were interviewed at baseline and 163 followed up after 12 months intervention (PHP group). AWLD and carers of AWLD were employed as research interviewers. AWLD were full research participants. Results, Annual consultation rates in the intervention and control groups at baseline were low (2.3 and 2.6 visits respectively). A slightly greater increase occurred over the year in the intervention group 0.6 (,0.4 to 1.6) visits/year compared with controls. AWLD in PHP group reported more health problems at follow-up 0.9 (0.0 to 1.8). AWLD liked their PHP (92%) but only 63% AWLD and 55% carers reported PHP usage. Carers had high turnover (34%). Conclusions, No significant outcomes were achieved by the intervention. [source] Long-Term Variability of Markers of Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Women and Implications for Their Clinical Use: The OFELY Study,JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, Issue 10 2003Patrick Garnero Abstract Bone marker variability has raised concern for its use in individual patients. Serum osteocalcin (formation) and CTX (resorption) were measured every year for 4 years in 268 postmenopausal women. Seventy percent to 80% of women classified as having high bone turnover at baseline were similarly classified by the same methods 4 years later. Introduction: High bone marker levels are a risk factor for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, but variability of measurements has raised doubts about their clinical use in an individual patient. Methods: We studied 268 untreated postmenopausal women (50,81 years of age) belonging to a population-based prospective cohort. We collected fasting morning blood samples every year for 4 years to measure serum intact osteocalcin (OC) and serum C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) as bone formation and resorption markers, respectively. Results: Serum OC and CTX remained stable during follow-up (+1.2%/year, p = 0.003 and ,0.13%/year, p = 0.70 for OC and S-CTX, respectively). At baseline, women were classified as having low (tertile 1), intermediate (tertile 2), or high (tertile 3) bone turnover. Agreement of classification between baseline and 4-year measurements was moderate (, [95% CI]: 0.51 [0.43,0.59] and 0.52 [0.44,0.60] for OC and S-CTX, respectively). Less than 10% of women in tertile 1 or 3 of either marker at baseline were found in the opposite tertile 4 years later. When the two markers were combined, only 2% of women at high turnover at baseline,defined as OC and/or S-CTX in tertile 3,were classified at low turnover 4 years later. Among women classified at high bone turnover at baseline (tertile 3), 70,80 % were also found at high turnover 4 years later. Among women in tertile 2, only 51% and 43% for OC and CTX, respectively, remained in the same tertile at the second measurement. Conclusions: Serum levels of bone formation and resorption markers are stable over 4 years in postmenopausal women, on average. The majority of women classified as having high bone turnover were similarly classified by the same methods 4 years later. However, 20,30 % of these women at risk for fracture would be incorrectly classified, suggesting that further investigation would be required to reduce the number of patients who would be treated unnecessarily if the decision was made on bone marker measurement. For women with intermediate levels, classification may be improved by a second measurement or by combining two markers. [source] People with intellectual disability as neighbours: Towards understanding the mundane aspects of social integrationJOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 5 2010Laura M. van Alphen Abstract Although people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are increasingly expected to relocate from traditional institutional care to ,regular' neighbourhood housing facilities and socially integrate in these neighbourhoods, little is known about how they are perceived and appreciated as neighbours. This paper reports on interviews carried out with 30 neighbours without ID who were neighbours of small-scale care facilities for people with ID. Interviews addressed the neighbours' everyday experiences of neighbouring in general, and neighbouring people with ID in particular. Neighbouring, for these informants, called for a fine balance between friendliness without over-involvement. While they were generally positive about their interactions with their neighbours with ID, it emerged that the formal nature of the care facility and the interaction style of some of the neighbours with ID often contravened informants' assumptions about neighbouring. Informants expressed concern about a possible lack of appropriate distance, reciprocity and accountability among their neighbours with ID. The nature of the care facility, with paid staff, often group activities, formal means of achieving the everyday small tasks which neighbours sometimes do for each other, and a high turnover of residents, all undermined the possibility of a typical neighbourly relationship. In conclusion, we suggest that integration of people with ID into everyday neighbouring relationships raises complex challenges for care organizations that need to find a balance between supporting the needs of people with ID they care for, adequate support and mediation for other neighbours when necessary, and all the while avoid becoming overly involved in neighbouring as a formal partner. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Mesoscale distribution patterns of Amazonian understorey herbs in relation to topography, soil and watershedsJOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, Issue 5 2005FLÁVIA R. C. COSTA Summary 1Many authors have suggested that topography and soils are the major determinants of species distributions and community patterns at small or regional scales, but few studies addressed the patterns at mesoscales. We used Reserva Ducke (100 km2) as a model to analyse the effects of soil, topography and watersheds on the variation of the herb community composition, and to determine the relative importance of the environmental factors on species composition. 2Taxonomic groups are frequently used as surrogates in studies of biodiversity distribution and complementarity, but their efficacy is controversial. We therefore studied the correlations between the distributional patterns of three different herb groups (Marantaceae, pteridophytes and ,others') and their responses to environmental predictors. 3Terrestrial herbs were sampled in 59 plots of 250 × 2 m, systematically distributed over the reserve. Plots followed isoclines of altitude, to minimize the internal variation of soil. Composition of the total herb community and of the three herb groups was summarized with PCoA. 4Soil structure, represented by PCA axes, was the main determinant of the variation in herb composition for all groups, but slope affected only pteridophytes. Soil and topography explained less than one-third of the variance in community data. Herb composition was significantly different between watersheds, but watersheds differ only slightly in soil parameters. Our results indicate high turnover in species composition, on spatial scales of 5,10 km in central Amazonia, which is not necessarily associated with soil change. 5Compositional patterns of the three groups analysed were significantly correlated, but with low values for the correlation coefficient. Although composition was correlated, the responses to environmental predictors differed among groups, and the use of one group as a surrogate will miss around 50% of the variation in other groups. 6Although important, soil and topography alone cannot predict herb community structure. Knowledge of geographical, historical or other landscape features, such as watershed morphology, may therefore be necessary to predict the turnover patterns over mesoscales. Moreover, the same factors may not have the same effectiveness as predictors of the structure of seemingly similar biological groups. [source] Firm Performance, Governance Structure, and Top Management Turnover in a Transitional Economy*JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, Issue 6 2006Michael Firth abstract Recent research has argued that political and regulatory environments have a significant impact on corporate governance systems. In particular, countries with poor investor protection laws and weak law enforcement have low levels of corporate governance that manifests itself in substandard financial performance, management entrenchment, and the expropriation of minority shareholders. One implication of this research is that China will have poor corporate governance and entrenched managers as its legal system is relatively underdeveloped and inefficient. However, using data on top management turnover in China's listed firms, our results refute the prediction of entrenched management. We find evidence of very high turnover of company chairmen and there are many cases that we interpret to be forced departures. Our results show that chairman turnover is related to a firm's profitability but not to its stock returns. Turnover-performance sensitivity is higher if legal entities are major shareholders but the proportion of non-executive directors perversely affects it. We find no evidence that profitability improves after a change in chairman and this suggests that a firm's governance structure is ineffective as it is unable to recruit suitable replacements that can turn around its financial performance. [source] Training for innovation in India: Cultural considerations and strategic ImplicationsPERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT QUARTERLY, Issue 2 2008L. Roxanne Russell Global organizations with personnel in India rank innovation as a primary workforce development objective to stay competitive in the global market (NASSCOM, 2007). This analysis reviews relevant literature for evidence of cultural factors that stand in the way of innovative performance in Indian personnel and discusses implications for the design of interventions. Findings in the literature indicate possible knowledge gaps resulting from higher education quality assurance problems and high turnover in the job market, underrecognition of creative and practical intellectual abilities owing to testing practices, and restrictions on creative tendencies stemming from hierarchical structures and external pressures. Instructional design implications include the use of diagnostics, transformational learning strategies, and systemic reinforcement initiatives. [source] The Effects of Trainee Characteristics on Training Effectiveness in Improving Organizational PerformancePERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT QUARTERLY, Issue 2 2002Eul-Kyoo Bae ABSTRACT Despite the existence of many comprehensive and user-friendly guides to evaluate training programs, most practitioners have had difficulty assessing training effects on corporate outcomes. Research revealed that trainees, organizational, and training-related factors might influence the effectiveness of training in terms of organizational performance. The current study examines the effects of trainee characteristics among those factors, specifically what kind of trainee characteristics could affect training effectiveness in terms of job performance in a company. In addition, telephone surveys were conducted to aid in understanding of the reasons for leaving and high turnover of company personnel. The current and terminated employees who went through training programs in the company differed when considering previous sales experience in years and type of sales experience as trainee characteristics factors, with those still employed having a statistically higher average number of years and a higher rated type of sales experience. The current employees demonstrated higher job performance. The implications of these results on the attainment of training effectiveness as well as the selection decisions in the organization are discussed. [source] Who Blinks in Volatile Markets, Individuals or Institutions?THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE, Issue 5 2002Patrick J. Dennis We investigate the relationship between the ownership structure and returns of firms on days when the absolute value of the market's return is two percent or more. We find that a firm's abnormal return on these days is related to the percentage of institutional ownership, that there is abnormally high turnover in the firm's shares on these days, and that this abnormal turnover is significantly related to the percentage of institutional ownership in the firm. Taken together, these results are consistent with positive feedback herding behavior on the part of some institutions, particularly mutual and pension funds. [source] Dietary histidine affects lens protein turnover and synthesis of N-acetylhistidine in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) undergoing parr,smolt transformationAQUACULTURE NUTRITION, Issue 5 2005O. BRECK Abstract This study was conducted to investigate protein synthesis rates and metabolism of histidine (His)-derivatives in lenses of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) of different dietary His background during parr,smolt transformation. Two populations of Atlantic salmon parr of equal origin were established in freshwater (FW), 3 months prior to transfer to seawater (SW). The populations were fed either a control diet (CD) containing 8.9 g kg,1 His or the same diet added crystalline His to a total level of 14.2 g kg,1 (HD). On the basis of these two populations, 14C His force-feeding studies were performed; in FW 3 weeks prior to sea transfer and in SW 6 weeks after transfer. The studies were conducted by force-feeding the respective diets enriched with 14C labelled His, with subsequent measurements of incorporation of 14C His into lens free amino acid pool, as well as into lens proteins and other free His pool fractions. The latter included the major lens imidazole N-acetylhistidine (NAH). Lens concentrations of His and NAH were clearly influenced by dietary His history, both in parr and smolt. The lens His and NAH concentrations in the CD population were considerably lower in SW than in FW, while in the HD group the His level was equal and the NAH level 50% higher in SW than in FW. Fractional synthesis rate for NAH, KS (NAH), in FW was 8.2 and 4.2 ,mol g,1 day,1 for fish in the CD and HD populations, respectively. The corresponding KS (NAH) values in SW were 5.1 and 33.0 ,mol g,1 day,1. Our data show that free His is rapidly converted to NAH in the lens, and that NAH seems to have a very high turnover, especially in salmon reared in SW. Fractional synthesis rate for lens proteins, KS (PROTEIN), ranged between 1.8 and 17.3% day,1 (182 and 2791 ,g g,1 day,1, respectively), and was generally higher in SW than in FW (P < 0.01). In SW, KS (PROTEIN) was highest in fish in the HD population (P < 0.05), whereas lens protein retention in the HD group was significantly lower than the CD group (P = 0.01). In a second model assuming that His from lens NAH is available for protein synthesis, calculated values of KS (PROTEIN) ranged between 0.17% day,1 (17.6 ,g g,1 day,1) and 0.48% day,1 (70.2 ,g g,1 day,1). Cataract scores recorded in the His populations at a later point (day 204), showed that the CD fish had significantly higher mean cataract scores than individuals in the HD population (P < 0.01), confirming that low levels of lens His and NAH are associated with cataract development. [source] Space,time patterns of co-variation of biodiversity and primary production in phytoplankton guilds of coastal marine environmentsAQUATIC CONSERVATION: MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Issue 6 2003Maria Rosaria Vadrucci Abstract 1.The relevance of biodiversity to ecosystem processes is a major topic in ecology. Here, we analyse the relationship between biodiversity and productivity of the nano- and micro-phytoplankton guilds in coastal marine ecosystems. 2.The patterns of variation of species richness, diversity and primary productivity (as 14C assimilation) were studied in two marine areas: a eutrophic,mesotrophic area beside the River Po delta (northern Adriatic) and an oligotrophic area around the Salento peninsula (southern Adriatic,Ionian). The study was carried out at 23 sites in the northern area and at 45 sites in the southern area. Sites were arranged on expected spatial and temporal gradients of primary productivity variation, according to distance from the coast, optical depths and seasonal period. 3.167 taxa were identified in the northern area and 153 taxa in the southern area. In both areas, the taxonomic composition of the nano- and micro-phytoplankton guilds exhibited greater temporal than spatial variation. The latter was much higher in the southern area than in the northern area (average dissimilarity between stations being 70.7±0.8% and 44.7±4.2% respectively). 4.Primary productivity varied in space and time on the gradients considered. Phytoplankton species richness and diversity exhibited significant patterns of variation in space and time; overall, these were inversely related to the primary productivity patterns in the northern area, whereas they were directly related in the southern area. 5.The small individual size and the high turnover rate of phytoplankton are likely to underlie the observed relationships, which emphasized a threshold response to nutrient enrichment in agreement with the ,paradox of enrichment'. Under resource enrichment conditions, the high turnover of producers leads to hierarchical partitioning of the available resources with an increasing dominance of a few species. Therefore, the relationship observed here seems likely to be explained by the complementarity hypothesis. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Use of a `caged' analogue to study the traffic of choline within acetylcholinesterase by kinetic crystallographyACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D, Issue 11 2007Jacques-Philippe Colletier Acetylcholinesterase plays a crucial role in nerve-impulse transmission at cholinergic synapses. The apparent paradox that it displays high turnover despite its active site being buried raises cogent questions as to how the traffic of substrates and products to and from the active site can occur so rapidly in such circumstances. Here, a kinetic crystallography strategy aimed at structurally addressing the issue of product traffic in acetylcholinesterase is presented, in which UV-laser-induced cleavage of a photolabile precursor of the enzymatic product analogue arsenocholine, `caged' arsenocholine, is performed in a temperature-controlled X-ray crystallography regime. The `caged' arsenocholine was shown to bind at both the active and peripheral sites of acetylcholinesterase. UV irradiation of a complex with acetylcholinesterase during a brief temperature excursion from 100,K to room temperature is most likely to have resulted in a decrease in occupancy by the caged compound. Microspectrophotometric experiments showed that the caged compound had indeed been photocleaved. It is proposed that a fraction of the arsenocholine molecules released within the crystal had been expelled from both the active and the peripheral sites. Partial q -weighted difference refinement revealed a relative movement of the two domains in acetylcholinesterase after photolysis and the room-temperature excursion, resulting in an increase in the active-site gorge volume of 30% and 35% in monomers A and B of the asymmetric unit, respectively. Moreover, an alternative route to the active-site gorge of the enzyme appeared to open. This structural characterization of acetylcholinesterase `at work' is consistent with the idea that choline exits from the enzyme after catalysis either via the gorge or via an alternative `backdoor' trajectory. [source] Atlantic Forest Butterflies: Indicators for Landscape Conservation,BIOTROPICA, Issue 4b 2000Keith S. Brown Jr. ABSTRACT The Atlantic Forest region (wide sense) includes very complex tropical environments, increasingly threatened by extensive anthropogenic conversion (>90%). Ecologically specialized, short-generation insects (butterflies) are evaluated here as indicators for monitoring community richness, landscape integrity, and sustainable resource use in the region. The > 2100 butterfly species in the Atlantic Forest tegion have been censused in many sites over 35 years, giving comparable daily, weekly, monthly, and long-tetm site lists. The 21 most thoroughly studied sites include 218,914 species, of which half can be censused in a week or less. The butterfly communities are divided into six relatively distinct faunal regions, centered in the northeast, the central coastal tablelands, the southeast coastal plain, the mountains plus interior of the southeastern states, the central plateau, and the southern states. Species richness shows the highest values in coastal mountains from 15 to 23°S. Local butterfly communities show a high turnover, with 20 to 40 percent of the species, especially small Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae, recorded only as unstable populations or "tourists." Easily sampled species in the family Nymphalidae, and especially its bait-attracted subfamilies, are best correlated with the entire butterfly fauna and can be used as surrogates for species diversity. In most butterfly groups, species richness is well predicted by landscape connectivity alone, or by composite indices of environmental heterogeneity, natural disturbance, and (negatively) anthropogenic disturbance. Principal components and redundancy analyses showed that the richness and proportions of different butterfly groups in the local fauna are variably explained by disturbance, seasonality, temperature, vegetation, soils, and landscape connectivity. Various groups thus can be used as rapid indicators of different types of change in the community, its environment, and the landscape. Threatened and rare species also can be used as indicators of the most unique Atlantic Forest communities (paleoenvironments), which need special attention. RESUMO A região da Mata Atlantica latu senstt inclui ambientes tropicals muito complexes, cada vez mais amea¸ados por extensa conversão antrópica (>90%). Insetos pequenos, especializados, e de ciclo rápido (borboletas) são avaliados neste trabalho como indicadores para o monitoramento da tiqueza de comunidades, integridade de paisagens, e uso susten-tável de recursos na região. As >2100 espécies de borboletas na região da Mata Atlantica têrn sido recenseadas em muitos sítios durante os últimos 35 anos, dando listas comparáveis diárias, semanais, mensais e totais para cada sítio. Os 21 sítios mais intensivamente estudados incluem 218,914 espécies, das quais metade pode ser amostrada em uma semana ou menos. As comunidades de borboletas são divididas em seis subregiões faunísticas relativamente distintas, centradas no nordeste, nos tabuleiros baianos, no literal do sudeste, nas regiões montanhosas no interior dos estados do sudeste, no Planalto Central, e no estados do sul. A riqueza de espécies é maior nas serras costeiras entre 15 c 23°S. As comunidades locals de borboletas possuem alta reposi¸ão, com 20 a 40 por cento das espécies, especialmente os pequenos Lycaenidae e Hesperiidae, registradas em popula¸ões instáveis ou sendo apenas "turistas." As espécies facilmente amostradas na família Nymphalidae, especialmente as atraídas a iscas fermentadas, são mais correlacionadas com a riqueza total e podem ser usadas como estimadores da riqueza total no ambiente. Na maior parte dos grupos de borboletas, a riqueza de espécies é altamente correlacionada com conectividade simples da paisagem, e com índices compostos de heterogeneidade, perturba¸ão natural, e (negativamente) perturba¸ão total no ambiente. As análises de Componentes Principals e de Redundãncia mostram que as riquezas e proor¸ões de diferentes grupos de borboletas são variavelmente explicadas por pertba¸ão, sazonalidade, temperatura, vegeta¸ão, solos, e conectividade. Váries grupos podem assim ser úteis como indicadores rápidos de diferentes tipos de mudan¸as na comunidade, no seu ambiente, e na paisagem. Espécies raras e amea¸adas podem também ser usadas para indicar os sistemas mais únicos na região (paleoarnbientes), que necessitam de aten¸ão especial. [source] Factors that contribute to high turnover among residential child care staffCHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK, Issue 2 2007Matthew Colton ABSTRACT In this paper we draw on our own empirical research and that of others to consider the factors that contribute to high staff turnover in residential child care. First, we focus on the problem of retaining staff in children's services. Second, we turn our attention to the factors that contribute to staff turnover in residential care: namely, perceptions of the service; of children and young people; and of human resource issues. Third, we attempt to draw out the implications of high turnover for policy and practice. The negative image of residential care has persisted in the wake of a plethora of abuse scandals. The increasing emotional and behavioural problems presented by the children cared for, and the violence and verbal abuse directed at staff are key retention issues. Moreover, poor conditions of employment contribute to staff perceptions of the work as a short-term career choice only. The potential means of resolving these problems are explored, and the future research agenda highlighted. [source] | ||||||||||||||||