Exploring Managers’ Perspective on Factors Affecting Generation Y Retention

The study explores factors behind Generation Y employees' retention from the perspective of managers in a financial services sector. A qualitative method was employed, by interviewing eight managers as informants. The results show ten factors affecting Generation Y employees’ retention are co...

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Main Authors: Dideana, Thompson, Agatha Lamentan, Muda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2021
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/37406/1/employee1.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/37406/
https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD
https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.3798.2021
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Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Language: English
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Summary:The study explores factors behind Generation Y employees' retention from the perspective of managers in a financial services sector. A qualitative method was employed, by interviewing eight managers as informants. The results show ten factors affecting Generation Y employees’ retention are compensation and pay, personal development, job security, job satisfaction, work-life balance, reward and recognition, training, leadership, relationship and communication, and work environment. Seven main challenges to retain Generation Y employees identified are loyalty, their love for a challenging job, communication, strategy, working style, satisfaction, and traits. The study discusses implications and suggestions for organisational level strategies to retain Generation Y employees.