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Proffestional employees turnover in agricultural research centers increasing in alarming rate.
Adet agricultural research center was also one of those organizations that suffered from this
high rate of employee turnoverr. The main purpose of this study was assessing employee turnover
in Adet Agricultural Research Ccenter. To achieve this objective, both quantitative and
qualitative research approaches were employed. Among the total number of 154 professional
employees currently working in Adet agricultural research center, eighty eight employees were
selected as a sample using simple random sampling techinique. Similarly, from the total of 138
ex-employees within five respective years, seventy nine ex-employees were selected using simple
random sampling tequinique. Accordingly, questionnaires were distributed to 88 current
employees respondents and 80 of them were filled the questionnaire and replied. In the same
way, questionnaiers were distributed to 79 ex-employees. Out of 79 respondents, only 67
respondents filled out and replied the questionnaire. Also, twelve discussants who are assumed
to have the same level of undersanding and closer academic level were purposively selected for
focus group discussion for two rounds. Likewise ,two key informants were purpusively selected
based on their understanding. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics; percentage,
frequency, and cumulative percentage using SPSS 23 version. The result of the study indicated
that the factor that highly affects employee turnover were low in monetary reward. On the other
hand, job disatisfaction is another major factor that highly initiates employees to leave the
organization. As the finding of the study showed both current and ex-employees are not satisfied
with their participation in the research center decision-making process. This is implies that
dissatisfaction on organizational decision making process is an additional contributing factor
that causes for employee turnover. Additionally, the result indicated that it is possible to
minimize the rate of employee turnover though designing reward policies and applying the
retention mechanism by encouraging employees to involve in decision making. To reduce the
annual rate of employee turnover in agricultural research centers, a detailed and multi variable
based study and a close discussion with the management body is very significant to be effective,
productive and meet the aim of the research center |
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