Bad bosses--more than bad salaries--drive workers away - By Kathy Gurchiek, SHRM Magazine, VA
It’s the stuff of cartoons, web sites and even bad-boss dolls, but how a boss treats workers does affect the workplace environment and whether those employees will take on extra work, put in more hours and stay in the job, according to new university research.
“They say that employees don't leave their job or company, they leave their boss. We wanted to see if this is, in fact, true,” Florida State University associate professor Wayne Hochwarter says in a press release.