Abstract:
Purpose
The purpose of this research is to investigate and explore the influence of certain HR
practices (working conditions, rewards, training and development and performance appraisal)
the phenomenon of employee retention in one of the rapidly growing information
technology sector ofKarachi.
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Methodology & Design
The selected research model is explanatory. Research data was collected through use of a
questionnaire. The developed questionnaire was circulated among all levels of employees
working information technology sector’s vicinity. 229 responses were collected through this
survey approach. Collected data was analyzed through SPSS software in order to produce
valuable findings.
Findings
Results demonstrated that three HR practices have a positive influence on employee retention
in information technology sector of Karachi. While one practice resulted to have no impact
retention of employees infonnation technology sector ofKarachi.
Limitations
The shortage oftime and unavailability ofresources was the limitation for this research.
Recommendations
Organizations are encouraged to understand the importance of HR practices involved in
employee retention and must be engaged to design and implement practices and retention
strategies that help to increase retention rate and reduce turnover rate considerably.
