Turnover Turned Over: An Expanded and Positive Perspective<sup />
Academy of Management ReviewPublished 1 April 1979
Dan R. Dalton, William D. Todor
Citations260
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This paper examines turnover with a unique, positive focus, not only from the standpoint of the organizational theorist, but with economic, sociological, and psychological/social psychological perspectives.
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The negative impact of turnover is well documented in the literature. This paper examines turnover with a unique, positive focus. Turnover is reviewed, not only from the standpoint of the organizational theorist, but with economic, sociological, and psychological/social psychological perspectives. Often ignored benefits of turnover are noted.
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