Doctoral research
Running head: EMPLOYEE TURNOVER 1
EMPLOYEE TURNOVER 6
Employee Turnover
Theresa Rice
Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Doctor of Business Administration
Problem statement
The general business problem is that business leaders of world-class hospitality organizations who suffer high rates of employee turnover are unable to sustain their organizations.
Purpose statement
The purpose of this qualitative research is to explore the cause of a high rate of turnover in world-class organizations which has reduced them into small scale businesses or caused them to disappear.
Research Question
What is the cause of the high rate of turnover in world-class hospitality organizations that has reduced these organizations to small scale businesses?
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