Exploring the Impact of Retention Strategies on job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Commercial Banks of Khyber Pakhtunkha, Pakistan

This research has been conducted at knowing the effects of retention strategies on job satisfaction and employees commitment. This research was conducted employees of this sector switching more often to other banks , as this sector is very volatile and all banks prefer to use most effective retention strategies in better dealing, satisfying and committing employees. This research will really help the top level management in knowing the efficacy of its retention strategies worth. The data was collected through questionnaires used by other researchers for their studies before. The scale used has been mentioned in in the construct of this study. This research used job satisfaction and commitment as dependent variable and the retention strategies as independent variable. Reliability analysis conducted for the purpose of the reliability of the data.Thus the research achieved both of the hypotheses that the retention strategies have positively effectjob satisfaction and organizational commitment of employees.

School Sector Mobility in an Urban School Choice Environment

This article uses the frame of school choice theory to understand the externality of school sector switching resulting from choice-based urban education reforms. The results indicate that sector switching is a function of race, poverty, and prior-year test scores. Low-income Black pupils in particular are more likely to leave Milwaukee’s voucher system for a public school. Sector switching has an immediate negative impact on student test scores. The results highlight the commonality and impact of sector switching in a mature urban school choice system and are of interest to scholars studying urban education reform policies.

Sector Switching in Good Times and in Bad: Are Public Sector Employees Less Likely to Change Sectors?

With the retirement of the baby boomers looming and the growing number of opportunities to serve the public interest in broader ways than working in government, how dedicated are today’s public employees? This study examines the job sector changes of nonprofit and government employees compared with for-profit employees during both stable and unstable economic conditions. Sector switching within the government sector across federal, state, and local government employees is also examined. Findings show no sector differences during stable economic conditions, but illustrate federal government and nonprofit employees are more likely to move into the for-profit sector during times of economic instability. This study highlights the impact of tough labor market conditions on employment decisions. Nonprofits’ reliance on labor donations may no longer be sufficient, and public managers should tailor their recruitment and retention strategies to suit the level of government.