An Assessment of Administrative Staff Turnover at Addis Ababa University Main Campus
| dc.contributor.advisor | Yimam, Melaku (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Benti, Getachew | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-29T13:48:14Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T14:44:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-29T13:48:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T14:44:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main purpose of the study was to assess administrative staff turnover at AAU main campus. To conduct the study, a descriptive survey method was employed in order to obtain relevant information concerning the current state of problem of administrative staff turnover. Both questionnaire and document analysis were used as instruments of data collection. The study had two groups of respondents which include both 127 currently working at AAU and IS former administrative staff of AAU who left the university during the last three years (2000-2002EC) and currently working in other organizations. The subjects were selected using systematic random sampling for current staff and availability sampling for former staff. In general 142 respondents filled the questionnaires and returned to the researcher. Interview was conducted with the director of human resource management of AAU. Research data secured through questionnaires were analyzed using percentage, means and t-test. The study revealed that annual average rate of administrative staff turnover at AAU main campus in the last three years (2000E.C- 2002 E.C) was 6.51%. The study also disclosed that the major factors that contributed to administrative staff turnover at AAU main campus were inadequacy of salary and non- salary benefits, administrative and supervisory problems of unequal treatment of staff members, insufficiency of training and development programs and poor grievance handling, poor communication with employees, absence of job description, lack of orientation were also among the influencing factors of employees' turnover. Finally, the study forwarded possible strategies to minimize administrative staff turnover such as improving compensation, ensuring a healthy work environment, involving employees on decision making process, ensuring information flow both down and upward, providing clear career development opportunities, providing short term and long term training related to both personal and organization development. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/16104 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Assessment of Administrative Staff Turnover | en_US |
| dc.title | An Assessment of Administrative Staff Turnover at Addis Ababa University Main Campus | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |