Factors leading to employee turnover in the directorate of investment and resource mobilization (DIRM) - university of Dar es salaam and their impact on the directorate's performance

Abstract

Employee turnover can hurt the overall productivity of an organization and is often a symptom of other difficulties. Losing key human capital in work organization operations upsets routines, makes employee/employer uncomfortable, and affects the productivity and performance of the organization. Though there is no standard account for why people choose to leave because it is typically die occasions where people choose to !eave voluntary or involuntary. The study concentrated only on voluntary leaving. The main objective of the study was to find out factors that lead to employee turnover and their impact on Directorate of Investment and Resources Mobilization's, (DIRM) performance in the University of Dar es Salaam Main Campus In the study, various factors leading to employee turnover were found, analyzed and interpreted qualitatively and quantitatively. The individual and organization turnover effects on performance were also stated. Findings indicated that there are possibilities for employees to stay longer in the work organization if employee/employer cooperates as a strong teamwork that is committed and devoted to meet the organizational goals. In addition the research indicated that management has not realized the full implications of employee turnover. In order to comprehend this, the study suggests management lo be aware the factors that lead to employee turnover in DIRM and find mechanism on how to retain the employee or keep turnover to a minimum.