Effect of Social Support on Employee Retention in Nigerian Tertiary Health Sector
| International Journal of Economics and Management Studies |
| © 2018 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal |
| Volume 5 Issue 6 |
| Year of Publication : 2018 |
| Authors : Dr.Richard Yon Abata |
10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V5I6P102
How to Cite?
Dr.Richard Yon Abata, "Effect of Social Support on Employee Retention in Nigerian Tertiary Health Sector," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 10-15, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V5I6P102
Abstract:
This research investigated the effect of social support on employee retention in tertiary health institutions in Nigeria. It was a cross-sectional survey of the employees of the Federal Medical Centres. The study sought to establish the effect of social support - supervisor support, mentoring, and co-worker support on the retention of employees in the Federal Medical Centres. The instrument of data collection was the questionnaire. The sample comprised of 412 medical staff of all the 22 Federal Medical Centres in Nigeria. SPSS version 20 was employed for data analysis and test of research hypotheses, in which multivariate analysis was used for data analysis. The findings revealed that there is a strong relationship between social support and retention of employees in the sector (at 97.9%). In particular, supervisor support and mentoring were found to be significantly related to retention of employees in the sector, while there was no significant influence between co-worker support and retention of employees in the sector. It was therefore, recommended that training of supervisors to relate cordially and support employees under their supervision and adequate mentoring of employees that will help alleviate job frustrations and help in the identification of skills that should be developed further be provided by the government and management of the Federal Medical Centres in order to enhance employee engagement and subsequent retention of employees in the sector.
Keywords:
Social Support, Mentoring, Supervisor support, Co-worker support, Employee Retention.
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