Vol: 5, Issue: 2 2015

Page: 12-26

Factors Affecting Retention of Employees in Information Technology Industry

Pragya Aparimita, Saurabh Verma

Received Date: 2015-03-02

Accepted Date: 2015-04-03

Published Date: 2015-04-15

The present study demonstrates factors affecting retention of employees’ in the IT companies in National Capital region in India. 600 participants were randomly selected for the survey. The survey was run for three month and a total of 600 respondents or 100% effectively completed their surveys. The results were allocated into ten categories of ten different IT companies in National Capital region in India. The study has recognized that motivational factors do affect the employee retention. It has been found that among six factors, Job satisfaction is the most important factor for retaining employees in the IT companies in National Capital region in India.

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