Research Portfolio Assignment: Employee Turnover Research Summary

This report analyzes two pieces of basic business research focused on employee turnover. The first study, conducted in the Kenyan banking industry, examines factors such as training, development, mentoring, and reward systems and their impact on employee turnover at Imperial Bank Limited. The research utilized a structured questionnaire-based survey and simple random sampling to identify key influences on employee departure intentions, with the central research question being how career development, mentoring, and reward systems affect employee turnover. The second study investigates employee turnover in Malaysia's private sector, aiming to identify factors contributing to turnover rates. This research also used a structured questionnaire-based survey with quantitative data collection to assess the relationship between various factors and turnover. Both studies highlight the significance of organizational aspects such as overtime, work overload, workplace politics, career growth, and reward systems in affecting employee retention. The report concludes that effectively managing these factors is crucial for reducing employee turnover rates and enhancing organizational sustainability.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Discussion:.................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................4
References:.................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction:
The study is based on a human resource topic which is employee turnover. The
employee turnover affects the sustainability of a company in a detrimental manner and the
efficient management of the decrement of the mentioned rate is regarded as success factor for
the enhancement if the organizational performances. The study identifies two different pieces
of business research on the selected topic. The study delivers important information regarding
the research methods, research questions and the relation of the business research pieces to
the selected topic.
Discussion:
Kariuki, P. W. (2015). Factors affecting employee turnover in the banking industry in Kenya:
A case study of Imperial bank Limited (Doctoral dissertation, United States
International University-Africa).
The basic concept of the business research piece is the identification of the factors that
contribute to the employee turnover in the banking industry of Kenya. The study investigates
the Imperial Bank Limited for the evaluation of the influential aspects that shape the intention
of leaving the organization amongst the employees. The study is seen to be perfectly
designed for the evaluation of the aspects such as training and development of the employees,
mentoring and reward system and along with that, the study is focused in identifying the link
between the mentioned aspects with the employee turnover. The basic objective of the study
is to determine the factors that affect the employee turnover at Imperial Bank. The question
is:
To what extent career development, mentoring and reward system affect the employee
turnover at Imperial Bank?

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The principle research method that is used in the study structured questionnaire based survey.
Along with that, simple random sampling technique was used for sampling purpose.
Abdul Latif, F., & Saraih, U. (2016). Factors influencing employee turnover in private sector
in Malaysia: a concept paper. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences,
10(7), 51-55.
The basic concept of the study is also employee turnover or more specifically the
factors associated with the employee turnover in the private sector of Malaysia. The basic
objective of the study is to identify the link between the factors that contribute to the
employee turnover in the Malaysian private business sector. The concept of the study
evaluates the private business sector of Malaysia for the identification of the factors that
affect the employee turnover in the business society of the nation and that highlights the
relatedness of the same with the selected topic which is employee turnover. The question is:
What are the factors that contribute to the employee turnover in the private employment
sector of Malaysia?
The principle research method utilized in the study is structured questionnaire based survey
and the data collection method was quantitative data collection.
Conclusion:
On a concluding note, it is visible that the basic concept of both the studies is
employee turnover. From both the studies, it is understandable that the employee turnover is
based on the factors such as overtime, overworked, politics in the organizational context, the
career development, reward system and mentoring. The success of the companies in
managing these aspects is much required for reducing the employee turnover rate.

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References:
Abdul Latif, F., & Saraih, U. (2016). Factors influencing employee turnover in private sector
in Malaysia: a concept paper. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences,
10(7), 51-55.
Kariuki, P. W. (2015). Factors affecting employee turnover in the banking industry in Kenya:
A case study of Imperial bank Limited (Doctoral dissertation, United States
International University-Africa).