The effects of staff retention strategies on employees’ organizational commitment in the private banks in Ethiopia: evidence from Abyssinia bank
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The retention of skilled employees has been shown to be crucial to the development and the accomplishment of an organization’s goals and objectives. A number of factors have been attributed to employee turnover. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of employee retention strategies on the performance of employees at the Bank of Abyssinia, A.A. The study is aimed at identifying the causes of employee turnover, to examine the various employee retention strategies available at the selected bank as well assess the effects of the retention strategies on the performance of the selected bank. The data collected for the study from primary source mainly through questionnaires, interview and archive data. A purposive sampling approach was employed to select the respondents. Per the findings of the study, a number of employees in the selected bank are leaving the organization for better working environments and opportunities. The study revealed that managers of the bank use strategies to hold their employees longer but they are not effective in it.
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A Thesis Submitted to Department of Public Administration and Development Management of Addis Ababa University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to the Degree of Master of Art in Public Administration and Development Management
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Compensation, Flexible work environment, Retention Strategy