Factors Determining Job Turnover: A Study on Some Leading Private and Public Sector Companies of Bangladesh

Abstract

What causes job turnover? Why do some people frequently change their jobs? The answer is, ‘definitely some factors are responsible for this’. This article aimed at identifying the factors which lead to job turnover in Bangladesh. In order to collect data for this study a comprehensive questionnaire was distributed to 150 employees of different private and public organizations in Bangladesh, of them 143 usable responses were received (drop-out rate: 5 percent). The results showed that the main factors for which people quit their jobs were Work load and supervision, Retirement benefits, Administration, Pay and facilities, Job Challenges, Job Availability and performance. The suggestion of this study was that, the organizations experienced excessive rate of job turnover should consider the said factors employee retention and maintenance.

Keywords: job turnover, commitment, intention to quit, job dissatisfaction, organization.