Factors affecting intention of employees to leave Ho Chi Minh City post office

Huynh Thi Thu Suong1, Phan Thien Tam2
1 University of Finance – Marketing
2 Saigon Central Post Office

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The purpose of this research is to explore the factors affecting on employee’s intention to leave the post office in Ho Chi Minh City (HCM Post). In order to achieve the purpose of this study, an empirical analysis was conducted among 450 employees working at HCM Post with the results analyzed. Using Cronbach’s alpha analysis, Explore Factor Analysis (EFA) and Regression Analysis (RA) with primary data collected 400 valid samples from 450 samples in HCM Post, this paper explores and confirms that there are existed six basic factors affecting the employee’s intention to leave the post office in HCM Post including: (i) Incomes; (ii) Working condition; (iii) Pressure of work; (iv) Leadership; (v) Attrating of outsiders; and (vi) Training and Development. Results of the research show strong evidences for policy makers and enterprises for human resourse management. These factors explain 70,6% of the variation in the dependent variable.

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