Abstract:
The main aim of the research is to explore the relationship of training and learning on three employee
retention factors; job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intent at business schools.
The researcher has explored the employee retention factors at business schools of Karachi. The purpose
of the research is when an employee is not satisfied with the amount of work or the workplace he or she
intends to turn over the organization or is not loyal or committed to the organization, which is not good
for the future of the organization. It is highly important for an organization to provide an adequate
amount of training to its employee so that they can better serve their organization. This study indicates
that whether the relationship of training and learning on the job satisfaction, organizational commitment
and turnover and to what extent does it help for the organizations efficiency. The nature of the research
is an explanatory research, as the researcher have selected the quantitative research method. The
correlation research study helps to identify the relationship among the variables such as training and
learning and its influence on employee retention factors. This research is based on the correlation
analysis where the dependent variable is job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover
intent and the independent variable is training and learning. The researcher has used the convenience
(non-probability) sampling technique as the respondents of the research are the faculty members of three
universities/business schools such as Bahria University, Szabist, Iqra University and the total sample
size is 300. The study proved that training and learning has a significant relationship on employee
retention factors at business schools. The findings of this research are that the training has significant
relationship with job satisfaction, but it has no significant relationship with organizational commitment
and turnover intent. As whenever training is given to employee it helps employee in their career
development and they learn new things from their work and they tend to be more satisfied with their job
and it naturally increases their commitment level in the organization. The findings in this research
concluded that the training has a significant relationship with employee retention factors. In the future
the organization should keep their employees updated through training and learning.
