Searching for the optimal level of employee turnover: A study of a large U.K. retail organization

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 294-313

  Stanley Siebert, W ^a   Zubanov, Nikolay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 65249088042     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2009.37308149     Document Type: Article

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