The Impact of Faculty Appreciation and Recognition on Employee Retention
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56220/uwjms.v3i1.32Keywords:
Faculty appreciation, Job retention, Job satisfactionAbstract
Purpose: The paper assesses the differentiations in the satisfaction of the faculty with
respect to appreciation and satisfaction. The argument is built in the perspective that
both of the above mentioned hold importance to overall job retention; these include
faculty appreciation and faculty satisfaction.
Design/Methodology: A self-administered questionnaire was projected to a sample of
250 respondents in the region of Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Wah Cantt. Famous
universities were selected for the study. Simple random sampling technique was
applied in order to scrutinize the respondents. Statistical Package of Social Sciences
(SPSS) was used to analyze the data set.
Findings: The results indicate that the satisfaction level of the faculty acts major
impact on the job retention of the university faculty. The appreciation policies and
packages also showed a positively significant relationship with job retention.
Implications: This paper posits an implication for the executives of the university to
make attractive faculty appreciation packages and policies in order to retain their good
staff. Additionally, they need to give keen attention towards elevating the satisfaction
level of their academic staff as the highly satisfied faculty member would possibly
retain its current position.
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