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Turnover and retention:

Literature review prepared by
David Loquercio for People in Aid
January 2006

Literature review on turnover and retention

Alphabetical index of reviewed books and articles
• ADAMSKY Howard, (2005), “6 ways recruiters can support building a better organization:
Initiatives to focus on in the coming year”, www.erexchange.com
• AGENDA CONSULTING, (2005), “PeopleCount Voluntary Sector, Benchmarks for Human
Resources in the UK Voluntary and Community Sector”
• ARTHUR Diane, (2001), “The employee recruitment and retention handbook”, Amacom
Books, New York
• BREUER L. Nancy, (2000), “Even in high turnover industries, not everyone’s a quitter”, www.workforce.com/archive/feature/22/24/42/index.php • CIPD, (2004), “Managing the psychological contract”, www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/empreltns/psycntrct/psycontr.htm?IsSrchRes=1 • CIPD, (2005a), “Recruitment, retention and turnover 2005”, www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/recruitmen/general/recruitretnt.htm?IsSrchRes=1 • CIPD, (2005b), “Employee turnover and retention”, http://www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/hrpract/turnover/empturnretent.htm?IsSrchRes=1 • CIPD, (2005c), “Managing knowledge workers”, www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/corpstrtgy/knowman/managknowlworkers.htm?IsSrchRes=1 • DELOITTE, (2004), “It’s 2008: Do you know where your talent is? Why acquisition and retention strategies don’t work”, www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/US_TalentMgmtPOV_2.11.05.pdf • EMERGENCY PERSONNEL NETWORK (EPN), (2005), “Emergency Personnel Network
Seventh Seminar (EPN 7) – Management development for emergencies: final report,”, www.redr.org/redr/support/practice/epn/netherlands/EPN%207%20Final%20Report.doc • GRAY Alastair, PHILIPS V.L. and NORMAND Charles, (1996), “The costs of nursing turnover: evidence from the British National Health Service”, Health policy 38, pp. 117-128
• HANSEN Fay, (2005), “The turnover myth”, www.workforce.com/archive/feature/24/06/37/index.php • HENRY James, (2004), “Comprendre les ressources humaines dans le

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