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The Role of Employee Retention and Employee Productivity on the Performance of Oil & Gas Sector of Pakistan

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  • Ahmed Imran Hunjra

    (UIMS, PMAS- University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Pakistan)

  • Hassan Raza
  • Irfan Ullah Munir

    (Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan)

Abstract

Human resource management practices are essential for managers to be followed that need to be implemented and new processes that continuously be practised by different level of employees. The objective of this study is to examine the association between the employee retention, and employee development along with organizational performance. A five point Likert scale was used and 205 responses were processed. The results of the study show that employee retention as well as employee productivity are significantly related to organizational performance. The employees’ outcomes can serve as a valuable predictor to the employee satisfaction for organization.

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  • Ahmed Imran Hunjra & Hassan Raza & Irfan Ullah Munir, 2014. "The Role of Employee Retention and Employee Productivity on the Performance of Oil & Gas Sector of Pakistan," International Journal of Economics and Empirical Research (IJEER), The Economics and Social Development Organization (TESDO), vol. 2(11), pages 449-453, November.
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    Keywords

    Retention; Productivity; Organizational Performance; HRM;
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    JEL classification:

    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity

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