Efficiency as a mediator in turnover-organizational performance relations

Human Relations

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 827-848

  Morrow, Paula ^a   McElroy, James ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking industry; Efficiency; Organizational performance; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347356666     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726707080078     Document Type: Article

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