Effect of work environment on employees’ retention in Adamawa state University Mubi – Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue X, October 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

Effect of work environment on employees’ retention in Adamawa state University Mubi – Nigeria

Nicholas Torsabo¹, Rose Ezekiel^2
1Department of Business Administration, Adamawa State University Mubi, Nigeria
²Department of Business Administration and Management, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Nigeria

Abstract: The aim of this research is to explore the relationship and effect of work environment on employees’ retention in Adamawa State University Mubi – Nigeria. A total of 234 questionnaires containing 17 items were used to collect data from the respondents. Correlation and Linear Regression analysis was conducted to test the research hypotheses. The Correlation Results of the current study revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between work environment and employees’ retention (r = 0.556; p = 0.000) also, the Regression analysis results revealed that work environment has positive significant effect on employees’ retention (β = 0.329; p = 0.000). The model summary results revealed that work environment independently influence employees’ retention by 30.9%. Hence the researchers recommend that, employers in this sector should implement holistic approach in retention management so as to ensure they develop total packages which offer their employees requisite retention incentives. The study concluded that work environment is an effective predictor of employee retention. The researchers therefore recommend that institution administrators should strive to ensure continue improvement in the work environment since it significantly enhances institutions’ retention ability. Finally the study recommends that employers in tertiary institutions should strive towards broadening the spectrum of the work environment they can provide for their employees.

Keywords: Work Environment, Tertiary Institutions, Employee Retention

I. INTRODUCTION

Employee retention issues are emerging as the most critical workforce management challenges of the immediate future (Sinha, & Sinha, 2012). It then implies that in the future, successful institutions will be those which adapt their organizational behavior to the realities of the current work environment where longevity and success depend upon innovation, creativity and flexibility. Hence, the dynamics of the work environment will have to reflect a diverse population comprising of individuals whose motivations, beliefs and value structures differ vastly from the past and from one another.

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