The employee retention scale for Indian information technology (IT) company employees: The study of reliability

Abstract

The objective of the research is to develop a scale for information technology (IT) employees in India. The employee retention scale included 18 items were administrated to 410 IT employees. Explanatory factor analysis (EFA) was used to determine the factors in this research. Four factors were identified - Appreciation and stimulation, Career opportunities with in the organization, Work life balance, Intention to stay in explanatory factor analysis. Data items were significant loading in factor analysis and no cross loadings were found. The cronbach alfa value was .903 which indicated strong reliability of the scale. All the analysis concluded that scale was reliable to measure employee retention in IT company employees.