Objective -
The study explores the relationships between
human r
esource management practices on
employee retention in Malaysian industrial setting
s
.
The human resource management practices such
as selection, training and development, performance appraisal and reward were considered in this
study as the main factors that impact
the
employee retention in an organization
Methodology/Technique -
All d
ata used in th
is
study consist
s of respondents
of
executives and
managers in manufacturing companies located in Klang Valley, Malaysia.
Data processing and
statistical analyses were mainly carried out using SPSS. Reliability test was used to check the
con
sistency and dimensionality of the scale items. P
e
a
rson Intercorrelation was used to measure the
associations among the human resource practices and employee retention
and
Multiple Regression
Analysis to check the criterion
-
related validity of the scale i
tems and to complement the correlation
results.
Findings -
Data from 151 respondents
from
various industries show
ed
that the
reward was most
correlated with employee retention.
This is followed by performance appraisal, in which fair and
inclusive appraisa
l
leads
to better retention.
On the contrary, selection was found to have least
significance relationship with employee retention.
Novelty -
The contribution of the study is in asserting some findings for human resource manager to
understand the importanc
e of an effective HRM practices on employee retention in the manufacturing
industry.
Apart from that, this research provides an understanding of some important elements in
human resource management practices that are more effective in employee retention.
Type of Paper -
Empirical
Type of Paper -
HRM Practices; Employee Retention; Relationship; Significance
.
