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While high employee turnover is almost always

dysfunctional, low turnover is not necessarily

the best goal. An absence of turnover often can

mean a complacent manager, one who’s willing

to accept mediocre employee performance. In

an effective organizational control system,

managers are encouraged to identify and

remove marginal employees. Low levels of

employee turnover can be functional only if the

right people—those who are the weakest

performers—are the ones leaving.

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