An organization-level analysis of voluntary and involuntary turnover

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 511-525

  Shaw, Jason D ^a   Delery, John E ^a   Jenkins Jr , G Douglas ^a   Gupta, Nina ^a  

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EID: 0032220449     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256939     Document Type: Article

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