Retention of tech employees in India: lessons from the extant literature
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to focus on the issue of high employee turnover in the Indian tech industry. An integrative review is conducted to analyse the past and current state of literature, as well as prepare a research agenda for future studies.
Design/methodology/approach
A pool of 72 articles published between 2010 and 2022 is reviewed with a special focus on Indian tech employees. This study elucidates the extent and impact of employee retention strategies through content analysis.
Findings
Two broad perspectives have been established in the literature: the reasons for quitting and the explanations for staying. By means of a comprehensive review, this paper combines these two aspects of literature and suggests factors under organization’s control to retain competent tech employees.
Originality/value
The study is designed to integrate the two theoretical viewpoints of employee turnover literature by consolidating the reasons behind quitting behaviour and staying intention. Codes combining the two aspects are presented as a valuable resource to retain tech talent.
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Acknowledgements
The author is grateful to XLRI Jamshedpur, and dean FMP, Prof. Ajith Kumar J., for facilitating the doctoral scholars with research amenities and constant encouragement. Further, the author is indebted to Prof. Santanu Sarkar and Prof. Anita Sarkar for their valuable insights that helped in manuscript preparation.
Citation
Haque, F. (2024), "Retention of tech employees in India: lessons from the extant literature", The Learning Organization, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-03-2023-0050
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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