Dilemma of Employee Retention through the Lens of Organizational Politics: A Quantitative Study on Pharmaceutical Industry of Pakistan

Imam, Talha; Ali, Hassan; Soo, Hooi Sin

doi:10.6007/ijarafms/v8-i3/4449

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“…Previous studies that explored employee behaviours in Pakistan have highlighted a number of factors that significantly influence employee retention and turnover (Anis et al, 2011;Aman-Ullah et al, 2021a;Saleem and Affandi, 2014;Imam et al, 2018;Nasir et al, 2019;Islam et al, 2018;Qureshi and Aleemi, 2018). These studies on employees' retention and turnover in healthcare sector of Pakistan explored employee retention and turnover in relation to job stress, leadership engagement, organisational support, workplace safety, compensation, supervisory support, organisational commitment, rewards, growth opportunities, organisational politics, career growth, remuneration, post-recognitio and, staff engagement.…”

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Balancing is a necessity not leisure: a study on work–life balance witnessing healthcare sector of Pakistan

Aman‐Ullah

Ibrahim²,

Aziz³

et al. 2022

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PurposeThis study aimed to examine the direct impact of work–life balance on employee retention and turnover intentions among doctors in Pakistan. Further, it also aimed to test the mediating role of job satisfaction on these relationships.Design/methodology/approachThis study's data were collected from 394 doctors working in public hospitals in Pakistan, using survey-based questionnaires and stratified random sampling technique. For data analysis, structural equation modelling was utilised to investigate the direct and indirect associations among the variables, while Statistical Software for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data management.FindingsWork–life balance was found to have a positive association with employee retention and a negative association with turnover intention. Results suggest that a fair work–life balance is a significant predictor of employee retention and turnover intention. Also, job satisfaction significantly mediated the relationship between work–life balance and employee retention and between work–life balance and turnover intention.Research limitations/implicationsThis study's focus was limited to doctors working in public hospitals. Thus, future research can extend the scope to other segments such as nurses, paramedics and pharmacists from both public and private organisations.Practical implicationsHuman resource (HR) executives can improve employee retention and turnover intentions through strategic implementation of work–life balance practices. Policymakers should stress upon hospitals to implement favourable working hours that are satisfactory to employees to reduce turnover intention.Social implicationsIn the healthcare industry, suitable work–life balance strategies will help improve employees' lifestyle, which will positively impact their family and social relationships.Originality/valueThis study is expected to contribute to the existing healthcare literature in the context of Pakistan by explaining the process by which work–life balance affects employee retention and turnover intention. Specifically, job satisfaction is the mechanism that explains these relationships.

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Balancing is a necessity not leisure: a study on work–life balance witnessing healthcare sector of Pakistan

Aman‐Ullah

Ibrahim²,

Aziz³

et al. 2022

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“…Saleem and Affandi (2014) highlighted rewards and growth opportunities as important elements of employee retention with the mediating effect of perceived organizational support. Imam et al (2018) outlined the negative effect of perceived organizational politics on employee retention. Organizational politics commonly pose a negative psychological effect on employees resulting in their insecurities and ultimately turnover.…”

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A Systematic Review of Employee Retention: What’s Next in Pakistan?

Aman‐Ullah¹,

Aziz²,

Ibrahim³

2020

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The purpose of this paper is to review existing literature on the uncommon phenomenon of employee retention in the context of Pakistan. With that objective, this work utilizes literature on employee retention determinants. Based on the thorough literature review, it was found that human resource practices, motivation and compensation are the most highlighted factors in the banking, education and telecom sectors of Pakistan. In addition, the social exchange theory was found to be the most frequently used theory for explaining the phenomenon. Further exploration of employee retention is needed to better comprehend this concept in terms of industry, methodology and theory. For example, retail, manufacturing, hotels and healthcare sectors that have been neglected in past researches could be explored in future studies in Pakistan. Methodology wise, the application of the partial least square method could be a valuable addition to the new studies. Lastly, on the theoretical side, new theories other than the social exchange theory could be empirically incorporated such as the resource-based theory, knowledge base theory and dynamic capability theory which could provide a promising area of research.

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“…Previous studies on employee behaviour in Pakistan have highlighted several factors that significantly influence employee retention (Anis et al , 2011; Saleem and Affandi, 2014; Imam et al , 2018; Nasir et al , 2019; Aman-Ullah et al , 2020). These studies, which investigated Pakistan’s health-care sector, explored the links between employee retention and compensation, supervisory support, organisational commitment, rewards, growth opportunities, organisational politics, career growth, remuneration, post-recognition and staff engagement.…”

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The impact of job security, job satisfaction and job embeddedness on employee retention: an empirical investigation of Pakistan’s health-care industry

Aman‐Ullah

Aziz

Ibrahim

et al. 2021

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of job security on doctors’ retention, with job satisfaction and job embeddedness as the mediators. In doing so, the authors seek to contribute to the existing literature by providing additional empirical evidence on the links between job security, job satisfaction, job embeddedness and employee retention by using social exchange theory. Design/methodology/approach An empirical study was conducted on doctors working in public hospitals in Pakistan. Data from selected public hospitals were collected using semi-structured questionnaires. The simple random sampling method was applied for participant selection and partial least squares-structural equation modelling was used for data analysis purposes. Findings The findings confirmed the direct and mediation relationships. Thus, all of this study’s hypotheses are supported. The results indicate that job security can improve doctors’ retention. Further, job satisfaction and job embeddedness play crucial roles in mediating the direct relationship. Originality/value This study elaborates job security in health-care sector of Pakistan and also provides empirical evidence of the antecedents and mediators of doctors’ intention to continue working in the health-care industry.

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Dilemma of Employee Retention through the Lens of Organizational Politics: A Quantitative Study on Pharmaceutical Industry of Pakistan

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Balancing is a necessity not leisure: a study on work–life balance witnessing healthcare sector of Pakistan

Balancing is a necessity not leisure: a study on work–life balance witnessing healthcare sector of Pakistan

A Systematic Review of Employee Retention: What’s Next in Pakistan?

The impact of job security, job satisfaction and job embeddedness on employee retention: an empirical investigation of Pakistan’s health-care industry

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