Job Switching in Autonomous Work Groups: An Exploratory Study in a Pennsylvania Coal Mine

This 13-month field study explores the phenomenon of job-switching behavior and attempts to isolate some of the critical variables associated with job switching in autonomous work groups. Results i...

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