Description

Title of the Study

Human Resource Management Practices and Employee Retention in Public Higher Learning Institution in the Maldives with mediating effects of Job Satisfaction and Motivation.

Objectives of the Study

General Objective

1)      To determine the association between human resource management practices and employee retention with mediating effects of Motivation and Job Satisfaction.

Specific Objectives

1)      To identify relationship between HRM practices and employee retention

2)      To find out the factors that mediate the relationship between human resource management practices and employee retention in the public higher learning institutions in the Maldives.

3)      To evaluate the association between human resource management practices and the mediating variables.

4)      To identify the association between the mediating variables and employee retention.

Hypotheses of the Study

1)      There is a significant association between human resource management practices and employee retention.

2)      There is a significant association between human resource management practices and motivation.

3)      There is a significant association between motivation and employee retention.

4)      Motivation mediates the association between human resource management practices and employee retention.

5)      There is a significant association between human resource management practices and job satisfaction.

6)      There is a significant association between job satisfaction and employee retention.

7)      Job satisfaction mediates the association between human resource management practices and employee retention

VARIABLES USED IN THE STUDY

Please do the following:

1.      Please do structural equation modelling (SEM) in Amos

2.      Measurement Model for all the variables (together)

3.      Measurement Model for each variable separately

4.      Structural Model

5.      The Parsimonious Model (Final Model)

6.      Descriptive statistics for study variable

7.      Test of normality

8.      Convergent validity Table

9.      Discriminant validity table

10.  First order and second order analysis for Independent variables

11.  Main Effects

1. Regression weights
2. Standardized Regression Weights
3. Total Effects
4. Standardized Total Effects

12.  Interpretation of the results based on hypothesis of the study

13.  Interpretation of the tables and figures