Labour turnover in the retail industry: Predicting the role of individual, organisational and environmental factors

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-307

  Booth, Simon ^a   Hamer, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee turnover; Labour mobility; Performance management; Retailing; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847276552     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550710736210     Document Type: Article

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