Open AccessThe factors perceived to influence the retention of information technology workers
Author(s) -
M. Gaylard,
Margaret Mary Sutherland,
Conrad Viedge
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
south african journal of business management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2078-5976
pISSN - 2078-5585
DOI - 10.4102/sajbm.v36i3.638
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , employee retention , psychology , business , control (management) , marketing , applied psychology , management , economics , communication
The purpose of this study was to identify the most important variables for retaining information technology workers as their turnover has a range of negative consequences for their employing companies. Data was collected from 239 IT workers across three continents by means of an electronic questionnaire-based survey. The data was then subjected to a number of statistical analyses including factor analysis. The research established that the three factors perceived to most affect the retention of IT workers are, in order of importance; equity and enablement for high performance, a liberated and empowered culture, an effective and interactive communication channel between management and the employees.