Is high employee turnover really harmful? An empirical test using company records

被引：139

作者：

Glebbeek, AC ^{[1
]}

Bax, EH ^{[1
]}

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[1] Univ Groningen, NL-9700 AB Groningen, Netherlands

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ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL | 2004年 / 47卷 / 02期

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10.5465/20159578

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F [经济];

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02 ;

摘要：

We tested the hypothesis that employee turnover and firm performance have an inverted U-shaped relationship: overly high or low turnover is harmful. Our analysis was based on economic performance data from 110 offices of a temporary employment agency. These offices had high variation in turnover but were otherwise similar, allowing control for important intervening variables. Regression analysis revealed a curvilinear relationship; high turnover was harmful, but the inverted U-shape was not observed with certainty.

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