Practice Literature Review Paragraph

Synthesize the following information into a coherent paragraph. Remember the key
features of a literature review: signal phrases, verbs that describe relationships,
transitions to connect ideas, movement from general to specific, your words before and
after quotations. Insert in-text parenthetical citations in APA where appropriate.
Sources involved are:
One by John Baillie, written in 1996. Baillie is the Vice President of Marketing at
Herrold Enterprises
One by Jeffrey Mount, written in 1994. Hes the President of Wrights Gourmet
House.
One by Sylvia Kelley, written in 1998. She is a Harvard Business School
professor.
One by Roger Herman, written in 1997. Herman is a sociologist.
1. People are changing jobs and occupations at an unprecedented rate, causing a
constant churning of labor in the marketplace. This is a direct quote from the
article by Sylvia Kelley. It appears on page 15.
2. Although the authors point out that turnover cant be completely eliminated, they
do agree that it can be reduced to a manageable degree. This is a student
writers own words.
3. Organizations can expect to replace the equivalent of their entire part-time staff
every three to four years and replace the entire full time staff every six to seven
years. This is a paraphrase of ideas found in Roger Hermans article on page 27.
4. The literature is consistent in pointing out that turnover is inevitable and can
never be entirely eliminated. These are the student writers own words.
5. Turnover is a natural part of organizational functioning. This is a summary of
Jeffrey Mounts article.
6. Turnover affects small businesses as well as large ones. This is a paraphrase of
ideas found both in Jeffrey Mounts article (on page 6) and Roger Hermans (on
page 12).
7. Ultimately, turnover visits every company regardless of the cause. This is a
summary of an argument found in Roger Herman and Sylvia Kelley.
8. Societal influences encourage people to job hop, regardless of the persons own
motivations. This is a quote from Baillie, page 13.