Behavioral Intentions and Retention of Technical and Scientific Staff in Research and Development Organizations

E-ISSN： 1947-3486|9|2|16-31

ISSN： 1947-3478

Source： International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP), Vol.9, Iss.2, 2018-04, pp. : 16-31

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Abstract

This article describes how for different reasons effect professionals' decisions to stay on or leave their current jobs, impacting the ability of companies to retain these professionals. It is a quantitative empirical study on private research and development organizations from the Greater Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. This article presents indicators preceding the intention of an employee to leave or stay, and the retention of such technical and scientific professionals. Data was collected via online questionnaires between December, 2014 and March, 2015. They presented a negative relation to the intention to leave the organization, and a positive relation to the intention to stay in the organization, to job satisfaction and to supervisor support. Training and development opportunities and organizational culture presented a negative relation only to the intention to leave the organization. The article discusses these results and presents suggestions for future studies.