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Abstract

This review builds from the last major narrative review of collective turnover (Hausknecht & Trevor 2011) to identify theoretical and empirical advancements in understanding the causes and consequences of turnover rates at the team, group, work unit, and organizational levels. I discuss important developments in collective-level theorizing [including context-emergent turnover (CET) and turnover capacity theory], meta-analytic summaries, longitudinal investigations, and more. The review concludes with recommendations for future collective turnover research.

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2017-03-21
2025-04-30
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