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Title: Employee Turnover: A Study on Information Technology Sector

Authors: Sumana Guha; Subhendu Chakrabarti

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Abstract: Under the globalized market, a firm's success depends on its innovativeness, adaptability and speed. These all are derived from its own human resources, but employee turnover can jeopardize a firm's efforts. This study, based on a primary survey, tries to explore the underlying reasons behind the voluntary turnover of Information Technology (IT) professionals. Among the six plausible considered push and pull factors - 'higher-salary', 'higher-portfolio', 'higher-company-brand-name' -these three pull factors chronologically appear to be responsible for IT professional turnover, regardless of age and gender. From an empirical and turnover model, it appears that an employee's attitude towards life and work is a key parameter affecting employee turnover.

Keywords: Employee turnover; IT sector; push and pull factors; job satisfaction; turnover model.

DOI: 10.1504/JBM.2014.141225

Journal of Business and Management, 2014 Vol.20 No.2, pp.71 - 87

Published online: 05 Sep 2024 *