Employee Turnover in Public Sector Banks of Pakistan
Abstract
High employee turnover in selected public sector banks of Pakistan is a problematic issue. Therefore, the paper examines the effect of career development, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and organizational culture on employee turnover in four public sector banks of Pakistan. Using a sample of 200 employees from public banks, the study finds that career development, job satisfaction and job commitment tend to reduce employee turnover. On the contrary, the results also indicate that organizational culture has a positive effect on employee turnover. Future research may also consider the influence of other variables such as employee anxiety, supervisor behavior and workplace bullying on employee turnover. In addition, researchers may also examine the issue of employee turnover in other sectors of Pakistan. Keywords: Employee turnover, career development, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organization culture.References
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