Predicting Employee Turnover from Network Analysis

The network resources in webs of informal relationships between employees have an important influence on the working lives of people. This study examines the role of social networks in the employee intentions to quit from a quantitative approach. It investigates action network and friendship network of employees from two high-tech companies. The results indicate that employees who are less central are less committed employees who will be more likely to "fall off" the organization. From the network analysis, the likelihood of turnover could be predicted.