Organisational Justice and Retention of Administrative Employees in Less Developed Economy

Abstract

The inequality that bedevilled most enterprises in less developed economies has resulted to the high turnover of administrative employees. Administrative employees are amongst the vehicles that assist organisations to convey their specific goals to the desired destinations. Thus, their retention is necessary for the smooth functioning of any formal organisation. It is against this backdrop that this research investigates the effect of organisational justice on retention of administrative employees in less developed economy using cross-sectional survey. Twenty small and medium enterprises were surveyed. Data were collected with copies of questionnaire. Linear regression was used to analyse formulated research hypotheses. Results of the study demonstrated that organisational justice has significant positive effect on retention of administrative employees. The study concluded that organisational justice enhances retention of administrative employees thus, recommended that organisational leaders should ensure that resources are evenly distributed within the workplace with equitable procedures as well as information dissemination.

Keywords: Organisational Justice, Equity Theory, Employee Retention, Administrative Employees

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