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Bank Manager Strategies To Retain Skilled Employees Beyond 5 Years, Lana Faye Martin
Bank Manager Strategies To Retain Skilled Employees Beyond 5 Years, Lana Faye Martin
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractThe banking industry is fraught with low employee retention threatening the bank’s ability to perform optimally. Bank managers who fail to implement strategies to retain skilled employees experience reduced productivity and increased turnover costs. Grounded in the job embeddedness theory, the purpose of this qualitative single-case was to explore strategies bank managers use to minimize employees' intent to leave during downtimes in the banking industry. The participants were four employees of a Fortune 500 bank located in the U.S. in Virginia. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of organizational employee handbooks. The six themes identified through a …
Small Construction Business Owners’ Strategies To Reduce Voluntary Employee Turnover., Joel Chagadama
Small Construction Business Owners’ Strategies To Reduce Voluntary Employee Turnover., Joel Chagadama
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Voluntary employee turnover has caused considerable damage to small construction businesses, significantly affecting productivity, profitability, and sustainability. Small construction business owners who lack strategies to reduce voluntary employee turnover may lose experience and valuable knowledge among their employees, negatively impacting the team’s ability to perform. Grounded in the job embeddedness theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies small construction business owners use to reduce voluntary employee turnover. Participants were four successful small construction business owners in Virginia who successfully implemented strategies that reduced voluntary employee turnover by 75% over 5 years. Data were collected …