Hello Steve,
See the following article by Benson et al.
Benson, G. S., Finegold, D., & Mohrman, S. A. (2004). You paid for the skills, now keep them: Tuition reimbursement and voluntary turnover. Academy of Management Journal, 47, 315-331.
All the best,
Aaron Schat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON Canada L8S 4M4
Email: schata@mcmaster.ca
Phone: (905) 525-9140, Ext. 23946
From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve Farner
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Subject: [OB-LIST] Outcomes of Higher Education
I am interested in research on what the outcomes are of higher education to the organization. Many organizations offer tuition reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate degrees, but it is unclear as to what they are really getting for this investment. Does anyone know of theoretical or empirical work that exists on this topic in our field? I do have Ng & Feldman's 2009 meta-analysis on education and job performance (Personnel Psychology), but am looking for other work as well.
There is data available on what college graduates earn versus non graduates, but I'm have not found research that focuses on what the organizations is getting (or thinks it is getting) by having or paying for employees that are "degreed."
Thank you.
Steve Farner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor- Management
Program Director- Human Capital Management
Bellevue University
Steve.farner@bellevue.edu