Abstract:
The general objective of the study is to assess the impact of organizational factors on employee
turnover intention in apparel industry, a case study of ABC Apparel Company. The study was
guided by the following specific objectives; to evaluate the actual reasons for employee
turnover at ABC Apparel Company. This research employed a descriptive research design
since the study intendeds to gather quantitative and qualitative data that describes the nature
and characteristics of the factors affecting on employee turnover. The target population for the
study comprised a total of 551 employees working at ABC Apparel Company. Stratified
sampling was employed in this study. The target population was direct workers in the company.
Primary data was collected using structured questionnaires. The collected data was analyzed
using SPSS and presented in form of figures and tables.
The study found out that the organization was experiencing high cases of employee turnover.
Most respondents indicated that Family issues and organizational conflicts affected
organization employee turnover intention. Most respondents felt that the organization had
employed various measures to manage employee turnover. High rate of employee’s turnover
impacted negatively on organization productivity since most of the experienced and highly
productive workers were lost and it took a long time before the newly recruited workers. Work
environment denied the employees with an opportunity for comfortably skills development and
if not, this encouraged most of the employees to leave the organization and seek jobs in
organization that offered salary & allowances opportunities. If, organization management was
not commitment to employees’ skills and life development, this hampered exposure of
employees.
The study concluded that factors of employee turnover intention that impacted on
organizational employee turnover included work environment, organizational conflicts, family
problems, salary & allowances.
