turnover

n. in industrial and organizational settings, the number of employees who leave their jobs during a given period. A distinction is generally made between controllable turnover, as by dismissal or voluntary resignation, and uncontrollable turnover, as by retirement or redundancy. The turnover rate is calculated by dividing controllable turnover by the average number of employees in the organization or unit during this period. This rate can be an indicator of the general level of job satisfaction among employees. Also called labor turnover; staff turnover. See involuntary turnover; voluntary turnover.

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December 30th 2024

attentional focus

the focus of an individual’s attention at a particular moment. This focus may be internal (i.e., attending to cognitive, emotional, or pain cues) or external (i.e., attending to environmental cues). See associative–dissociative strategy; Test of Attentional and Interpersonal Style.