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Investigating Factors that Impact Employee Turnover in the Medical Device Industry in the United Arab Emirates

Version 1 : Received: 3 January 2023 / Approved: 4 January 2023 / Online: 4 January 2023 (02:29:48 CET)

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Mossarah, A. Investigating Factors That Impact Employee Turnover in the Medical Device Industry in the United Arab Emirates. Social Sciences & Humanities Open 2023, 7, 100492, doi:10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100492. Mossarah, A. Investigating Factors That Impact Employee Turnover in the Medical Device Industry in the United Arab Emirates. Social Sciences & Humanities Open 2023, 7, 100492, doi:10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100492.

Abstract

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has established itself as the medical device industry’s preferred regional center. Major multinational corporations either have a regional subsidiary or are planning to open up a principal office in the UAE to expand their business. Employees in the industry are in high demand as new opportunities open up frequently and that causes challenges to companies, namely employee turnover. This research helps bridge the gap found in the literature by investigating the factors that impact employee turnover in the medical device industry in the UAE. These factors were tested with their subsequent sub-factors. Using a quantitative approach, the study surveyed 230 participants from 47 medical device companies in the UAE. The result of one-way ANOVA demonstrated a significant relationship between employee salary and employee turnover. The linear regression analysis was statistically significant between perceived external prestige, location, flextime, organizational justice, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, extrinsic rewards, career advancement, lack of alternatives, constituent attachments, and employee turnover. These findings indicate the need for a strategy utilizing these factors for existing and new medical device companies in the UAE to prevent high employee turnover or limit it at least.

Keywords

employee turnover; perceived external prestige; organizational justice; job satisfaction; organizational commitment; extrinsic rewards; career advancement; constituent attachments

Subject

Business, Economics and Management, Human Resources and Organizations

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