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Optimal Distinctiveness

"Optimal distinctiveness research is a rapidly growing area of scholarship that integrates key theoretical insights from strategic management and institutional theory. Strategic management research highlights differentiation as a key..." – By Karl Taeuscher

Voluntary Turnover in Organizations

"Employee turnover—or voluntary resignation from employing organizations—affects both the welfare of leavers and employers. Given its import, scholarly inquiries during the 20th century have identified its causes, manifestations, and consequences..." – By Peter Hom, and Jungmin Seo

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On October 23, after a successful free period during development, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies has been made available via subscription and perpetual access to libraries and institutions worldwide.

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