Abelson MA

Dalton DR

Dess GG

Dinkelspiel F

Groysberg B

Jacob A. Holwerda

John P. Hausknecht

Kozlowski SWJ

Leana CR

Lepak DP

Miller JH

Morgeson FP

Price JL

Schlesinger LA

Sethna JP

Shaw JD

Staw BM

Steiner ID

 In theory, employee turnover has important consequences for groups, work units, and organizations. However, past research has not revealed consistent empirical support for a relationship between aggregate levels of turnover and performance outcomes. In this paper, we present a novel conceptualization of turnover to explain when, why, and how it affects important outcomes. We suggest that greater attention to five characteristics—leaver proficiencies, time dispersion, positional distribution, remaining member proficiencies, and newcomer proficiencies—will reveal dynamic member configurations that predictably influence productive capacity and collective performance. We describe and illustrate the five properties, explain how particular member configurations exacerbate or diminish turnover's effects, and present a new measurement approach that captures these characteristics in a collective context and over time. </jats:p

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When Does Employee Turnover Matter? Dynamic Member Configurations, Productive Capacity, and Collective Performance

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When Does Employee Turnover Matter? Dynamic Member Configurations, Productive Capacity, and Collective Performance

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