Sure everyone can be replaced . . . But at what cost? Turnover as a predictor of unit-level performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 133-144

  Michele Kacmar, K ^a   Andrews, Martha C ^b   Van Rooy, David L ^c   Chris Steilberg, R ^d   Cerrone, Stephen ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c Burger King Corporation   (United States)

^d Ryder System Inc   (United States)

^e JPMorgan Chase   (United States)

^f JP Morgan Chase   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33646558910     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2006.20785670     Document Type: Article

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