How to retain Generation Y employees?

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  • Rosa María Fuchs Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Perú), Jr. Gral. Luis Sánchez Cerro 2141, Jesús María, Lima Perú
  • Oswaldo Morales ESAN University, Alonso de Molina 1652, Monterrico, Surco, Lima Perú
  • Juan Timana ESAN University, Alonso de Molina 1652, Monterrico, Surco, Lima Perú

Abstract

This study aims to understand the relationship that work-life balance and the perception of organizational support to work-life balance have with job embeddedness (construct that measures the reasons to remain in the organization) in the case of professionals belonging to Generation Y. A quantitative cross-sectional study was developed using instruments adapted from the literature. The sample consists of 211 members of generation Y with three or more years of work experience. The results of the analysis show that there is a positive relationship between work-life balance and job embeddedness in the sample of members of Generation Y. The study is relevant for both academic and professional aspects. The literature reviewed did not present a consensus on work-life balance and its relationship with job embeddedness; therefore the results help to understand this relationship. Likewise, this study focuses on work-life balance independently and not as the absence of conflict. In addition, in response to the demand from literature, young people from Generation Y have work experience in the sample. Considering work-life balance as a relevant factor generates the creation of organizational retention policies.

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2021-03-04 — Updated on 2021-03-04

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Vol. 31 No. 1 (2021)

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How to retain Generation Y employees?. (2021). Journal of Small Business Strategy (archive Only), 31(1), 81-88. https://libjournals.mtsu.edu/index.php/jsbs/article/view/1979