The Impact of Motivation, Job Satisfaction and Job Security on Employee Retention: A Quantitative Research

Abstract: The main purpose of this thesis was to examine the relation between employee retention and its three variables namely motivation, job satisfaction, and job security of employees in a Pakistani organization named Varioline Intercool. The case study and deductive approach was used to conduct this study. Data was collected from a sample of forty (40) employees from different levels and data collection was undertaken through questionnaires by using Google form as platform. The results of the study were shown by using a quantitative method approach. SPSS was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze information about our respondents and Pearson’s Correlation was used to check the relation between dependent and independent variables.  The main findings from the research shows that all hypothesis that we made were accepted and all variable have a positive relation with employee retention the dependent variable which demonstrates that if these factors are not present in the company then the employee might leave the company causing decrease in employee retention. Furthermore, the study revealed that motivation has the highest correlation with employee retention which shows that for the employees in Varioline Intercool motivation including its three factors appreciation, respect and reward & recognition are the most important for employees to retain in the company. Accordingly employees who are not well motivated will have higher motive searching for job somewhere else. The results of the study therefore can be used as the basis for decision making concerning employees welfare, drafting retention strategies and future human resource planning and development.