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Humanitarian Aid Worker Retention: Is General Motivation Theory Enough?, Gabriella Lee
Humanitarian Aid Worker Retention: Is General Motivation Theory Enough?, Gabriella Lee
Senior Honors Theses
In the socially impactful realm of humanitarian business, job dissatisfaction has led to high turnover and low retention, causing many organizations to struggle and sometimes fail. To increase motivation and satisfaction, the differences between general motivation theories and common humanitarian motivations should be analyzed. These analyses can then be applied to increase retention. While most general motivation theories like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs point to internal or personal needs being met, humanitarian employees are mainly motivated altruistically. Therefore, this research will demonstrate that altruistic motivations have a greater role in humanitarian retention than traditional motivation theories. Existing human resource policies …
Millennial Turnover: An Implication For Human Resource Management, Folake Titilola Olumide
Millennial Turnover: An Implication For Human Resource Management, Folake Titilola Olumide
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The qualitative single case study examined the turnover behavior of millennial employees in the financial sector of Midwest America and the implications for human resource management. The research employed the use of semi-structured interview questions that were utilized to gather pertinent information from 21 participants who met the research criteria. The research also used archival data and current peer-reviewed journals to buttress the information gleaned from the interviews. The findings from the study demonstrated that millennial employees in similar sectors may differ in their desires to remain or leave an organization. The study also agreed with previous research that rated …