Job Satisfaction and Career Development as Elements Influencing Employee Retention (An applied study of the technical sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Author:
Sultan Ahmed Al-Harthi
PhD in Public Administration, Human Resources Management, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
doi.org/10.52132/Ajrsp.e.2025.77.2
This study aims to examine the impact of job satisfaction and professional development as key factors in enhancing employee retention within the technology sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Retaining skilled human resources has become an increasing challenge in light of global competition and accelerating digital transformations, making understanding the determinants of job retention a strategic necessity for technology organizations. The study relied on a quantitative, descriptive, and analytical approach, and used an electronic questionnaire to collect data from a random sample of (120) employees working in technology companies in Riyadh. The questionnaire included three main axes: job satisfaction, professional development, and intention to stay. The data were analyzed using SPSS using descriptive statistics and multiple regression. The results showed that job satisfaction has a positive and statistically significant impact on employees' intention to stay, and that professional development has a fundamental impact on enhancing job stability. Combining the two variables, it was found that their combined effect explains a significant proportion of the variance in employees' intentions to stay. These results indicate that companies' adoption of balanced strategies that combine improving the work environment with providing development and growth opportunities is one of the most important factors ensuring employee retention.
Keywords:
Job satisfaction; career development; employee retention; technical sector; Saudi Arabia.
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