Title: Implications of organisational factors on employee retention

Authors: Álvaro Dias; Joana Ferreira; Leandro Pereira; Renato Lopes Da Costa; Rui Gonçalves

Addresses: Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ' ISG Business and Economics School, Lisbon, Portugal ' ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, WINNING Lab, Lisbon, Portugal ' Business Research Unit – BRU-IUL, ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ' ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract: In today's market, organisations must understand their employees better. It is important to evolve when it comes to people, especially because it is the people who make the organisation. This study aims to increase knowledge about employee willingness to stay in organisations. Using PLS-SEM to test the research hypothesis, three constructs were analysed (organisational environment, organisational commitment, and balance between personal and professional life), to explore the influence on employee retention. Findings reveal that organisational commitment has a significant and positive effect on employee retention. However, the influence of personal and professional life balance on and organisational environment on employee retention was not supported.

Keywords: organisational environment; organisational commitment; work-life balance; willingness to stay.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWOE.2020.113700

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 2020 Vol.11 No.4, pp.323 - 342

Received: 07 Sep 2020
Accepted: 22 Dec 2020
Published online: 18 Mar 2021 *

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