Employee turnover and organizational performance: Testing a hypothesis from classical public administration

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 573-590

  Meier, Kenneth J ^a   Hicklin, Alisa ^b  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 51849116903     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mum028     Document Type: Article

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