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The Impact of Stress on Work Performance and Employee Turnover: an Empirical Literature Review Cover

The Impact of Stress on Work Performance and Employee Turnover: an Empirical Literature Review

Acta academica karviniensia
Volume 23 (2023): Issue 2 (December 2023)
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|May 2026
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.25142/aak.2023.016 | Journal eISSN: 2533-7610 | Journal ISSN: 1212-415X
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Language: English
Page range: 73 - 88
Submitted on: Jun 9, 2023
Accepted on: Nov 22, 2023
Published on: May 18, 2026
Published by: Silesian University in Opava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
employees,
performance,
stress,
turnover
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment,
Marketing, sales, customer relations,
Industries,
Small and medium-sized companies (SMU), small businesses, startups,
Social sciences,
Sociology,
Sociology of family, youth, and aging

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