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Kampkoetter, Patrick and Marggraf, Kathrin (2015). Do employees reciprocate to intra-firm trainings? An analysis of absenteeism and turnover rates. Int. J. Hum. Resour. Manag., 26 (22). S. 2888 - 2908. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1466-4399

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Abstract

This article contributes to the debate on the link between reciprocal motives of employees and HRM practices by studying the behavioral effects of intra-firm trainings on absence behavior and turnover probability. We apply the gift-exchange framework and offer a behavioral perspective that helps to explain why firms invest in trainings that provide mainly general skills. We argue that employees may reciprocate the gift of firm-sponsored training with higher levels of costly effort or commitment. We employ a stringent methodological approach based on panel data of a large multinational firm and find that, in contrast to human capital predictions, general trainings lead to a decrease in turnover rates. Most notably, we find the strongest effect for employees with the lowest levels of firm tenure. This is a quite novel result as this group should face the lowest separation costs, for instance, due to the accumulation of firm-specific human capital. Hence, intra-firm trainings are an important retention device, especially for newly or recently hired employees. Furthermore, a short-term decrease in absenteeism indicates a temporary, reciprocal reaction by employees.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kampkoetter, Patrick UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Marggraf, Kathrin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-383679
DOI:	10.1080/09585192.2015.1005655
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Hum. Resour. Manag.
Volume:	26
Number:	22
Page Range:	S. 2888 - 2908
Date:	2015
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1466-4399
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GIFT EXCHANGE; PROPENSITY SCORE; LEVEL ANALYSIS; LABOR-MARKETS; IMPACT; INVESTMENT; WAGES; PRODUCTIVITY; WORK; DETERMINANTS Multiple languages Management Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/38367