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Oct 2024
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The Real Reasons Employees Quit — and Ho...

Harvard Business Review
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Unwelcome employee turnover can create big problems for managers, teams, and organizations, so it's important to understand the real drivers of attrition. New research from Ethan Bernstein, associate professor at Harvard Business School, and Michael Horn, cofounder of the Clayton Christensen Institute, points to a host of push and pull forces that cause work ... Show More
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