title: Warning: retention may be dangerous to your organization's health.
abstract: In times of personnel shortages, we too often think we must avoid turnover at all costs. Yet some turnover is desirable and much needed. Retaining the wrong individuals can obstruct the very changes essential for our organizations' survival.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: del Bueno
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010559:Personnel Management; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D012951:Socialization