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OCLC number
35971319
Author
Davis, Karen D.(Karen Dianne),1956-
Title
Organizational environment and turnover : understanding women's exit from the Canadian Forces.
Degree
M.A. -- McGill University, 1994
Publisher
Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1995.
Description
2 microfiches.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
Women's exit from employment has been explained in relation to their individual characteristics and family status, but little attention has been given to the relationship between women's experience in employment and their decision to leave. Attrition data indicates that women become even more likely to leave the Canadian Forces, relative to their male counterparts, after 10 years of service. A qualitative approach was used to explore the relationship between organizational environment and exit among women who left the Canadian Forces after serving more than 10, but less than 20 years. The analysis, which is based on interviews with 23 women, suggests that although organizational policies and regulations are evolving in attempts to integrate women, the experiences of women as women within a male-dominated organization contribute significantly to the attrition of women from that environment.
ISBN
0315998946
9780315998940