Career Development Opportunities and Employee Voluntary Turnover
Results reveal that majority of the respondents (50.80%) agreed that there existed
career progression/path of employees in the firm (Mode= 4, Std. Dev =1.114).
Similarly, on whether their present job encouraged them to continuously gain new
job-related skills, most respondents (36.90%) agreed with the statement (Mode= 4,
Std. Dev =1.008). Most responses were closer to the average score in this statement.
Most of the respondents (36.90%) also agreed that there existed a coaching and
mentorship program for all employees which adds value to the staff (Mode= 4, Std.
Dev =1.100). As shown in Table 4.3, most respondents (27.70%) moderately agreed
that employees in the organization had more than one potential position for promotion
(Mode= 3, Std. Dev =1.199). However, on whether scholarship and sponsorship were
available for all staff without discrimination, most of the respondents (32.30%)
strongly disagreed with the statement.
Table Career Development Opportunities
Statement Strongly
disagree
Disagre
e
Moderately
Agree
Agree Strongly
agree
Mode Std.D
ev
Employees in 21.60% 23.10% 27.70% 20.00% 4.60% 3 1.199
our organization
have more than
one potential
position for
promotion
Scholarship and 32.30% 29.20% 20.00% 16.90% 1.50% 1 1.136
sponsorship are
available for all
staff without
discrimination
There exists 13.80% . 27.70% 50.80% 7.70% 4 1.114
career
progression/path
of employees in
the firm
There is a 7.70% 10.80% 30.80% 36.90% 13.80% 4 1.100
coaching and
mentorship
program for all
employees which
adds value to the
staff
My present job . 13.80% 21.50% 36.90% 27.70% 4 1.008
encourages me to
continuously
gain new job-
related skills
Employee Voluntary Turnover Intention
Most respondents (35.40%) strongly agreed with the statement that they intent to ask
people about new job opportunities (Mode= 5, Std. Dev =.959). Similarly, most
(40.00%) indicated agreement with the statement that they don’t plan to be in the
organization for long (Mode = 5, Std. Dev =.924). This is the statement in which most
responses were closer to the average score as shown in Table 4.4. On whether
planning to look for a new job most respondents (32.30%) strongly agreed with the
statement (Mode = 4, Std. Dev =1.053). Most respondents (36.90%) disagreed with
the statement that they are thinking of leaving this organization (Mode = 2, Std. Dev
=1.250).
Table 4.4 Employee Voluntary Turnover Intention
Statement Strongly
disagree
Disagre
e
Moderately
Agree
Agree Strongly
agree
Mode Std.D
ev
I am thinking of
leaving this
organization
. 36.90% 32.30% . 30.80% 2 1.250
I am planning to
look for a new
job
. 15.40% 21.50% 32.30% 30.80% 4 1.053
I intent to ask
people about new
job opportunities
. 7.70% 24.60% 32.30% 35.40% 5 .959
I don’t plan to be . 6.20% 20.00% 33.80% 40.00% 5 .924
in the
organization for
long
