How to retain motivated employees in their jobs?. (November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martin, Ludivine
• Is Part Of: Economic and industrial democracy. Volume 41:Number 4(2020)
• Page Start: 910
• Page End: 953
• Publication Date: 2020-11
• Subjects: Human resource management -- information and communication technologies -- on-the-job search -- work motivation -- working conditions; Management -- Employee participation -- Periodicals; 331.0112
• DOI: 10.1177/0143831X17741528
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0143-831X

Abstract

This article examines the contribution of human resource management (HRM) and information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the retention of motivated employees. The author uses a representative random sample of private sector employees from Western Europe. The data set contains information on employees' motivations, on-the-job search and workplace environment. The results show that HRM and ICT bundles are positively related to motivations. Being motivated for intrinsic and personal growth reasons decreases the likelihood to search while being motivated for rewards or compulsion reasons increases it. HRM strengthens the likelihood to search in the same way, while ICTs tend to increase the likelihood to search of all employees.