Academy of Management Review Vol. 7 No. 2 1982

Turnover: A Lucrative Hard Dollar Phenomenon

Dan R. Dalton^1,2; William D. Todor^3,4

¹ Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · ² Indiana University · ³ Dakota State University · ⁴ The Ohio State University

Abstract

Traditionally, employee turnover has been seen as dysfunctional to the organization. This paper presents turnover in a positive, hard dollar perspective. The savings and recovered funds that are a direct function of employee turnover are examined. It is concluded that turnover is not inexorably a negative phenomenon with respect to the organization. In fact, responsible levels of employee turnover may be very lucrative, a veritable windfall for the organization.

DOI

10.5465/amr.1982.4285569

Volume

7

Issue

2

Pages

212-218

Sources

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