Millennial turnover intentions: how can B-schools make a difference?

Abstract

Purpose

The article intends to instigate a new thought process for management institutions to reshape their curriculum and design their teaching around mitigating the rising attrition among millennials. As there is a huge influx of millennials into the corporate world, it is much required that we concentrate on the quality of talent produced and ensure that this talent gives long term results for organizations aiming at a sustained development for both, the organizations as well as the millennial workforce.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey was carried out to seek views from academicians and senior practitioners, who often work as mediating and moderating factors in the process.

Findings

The managers need to understand that apart from developing retention strategies, the target employees should also have the intention to stay, which cannot be instilled by the organization and should be taught along with their management education. It is only to save the time and money of the organization and easing their struggles by developing at the grass-root level, which is in the classrooms where the managers are created.

Originality/value

Much research has been done on revamping teaching pedagogy and including more industry-specific skills into the management education. This article seeks to pin point the attitudinal development of the outgoing managers, which has a high intention towards job hopping.

Citation

Acharya, P., Garcia-Tapial, J. and Jena, L.K. (2021), "Millennial turnover intentions: how can B-schools make a difference?", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 35 No. 6, pp. 44-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-01-2021-0005