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Case Study: Voluntary Turnover In The Metropolitan Detroit School System

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Problem Statement Voluntary turnover of the millennial generation in the Metropolitan Detroit School Systems is a serious problem causing staff shortages and high organizational costs. According to the Michigan Schools Data Reports, Michigan teachers have a higher turnover rate when compared to national averages. Organizational costs associated with replacing employees have a negative impact in the form of skill loss and lowered productivity (David & Holladay, 2014). Various studies show that high employee turnover can negatively affect the overall efficiency of organizations (Heavey & Hausknecht, 2013; Holtom & Burch, 2016; Park & Shaw, 2013; Reilly, Nyberg, Maltarich, & Weller, 2014). When there is high turnover in school systems, a relatively high percentage of employees are lost compared with the number of people hired and retained causing job shortages. The general problem is that there is a lack of retention programs that can motivate and retain the Millennials in the Metropolitan Detroit public school system for at least five years. The specific problem is that the millennials working in the Metropolitan Detroit School Systems plan to leave their jobs voluntarily within the next five years causing staff shortages and poor …show more content…

In this study, data will be collected from 15 employees, between the ages of 24 and 34 years who plan to voluntarily leave their jobs in the Metropolitan Detroit public school system within the next five years. Snowball sampling will be used for selecting the participants (Morgan, 2008, p. 816-817). This method of sampling can provide the best information because all of the participants have the same thing in common, such as the age group (Millennial age range), educational background (college grads), and work

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