Evaluating The Factors Influencing The Employee Retention In Private Higher Education Institutions In Noida, Uttar Pradesh (India)

The preservation of high-caliber academic staff has emerged as a pivotal concern in the realm of tertiary education. The present investigation was conducted to ascertain the determinants that impact the sustenance of academic staff in a privately owned institution in Noida. The institution in question harbors a robust aspiration to ascend to the upper echelons of global academia within the forthcoming quinquennium. The inquiry into the determinants that foster the retention of high-caliber academic personnel within the academic institution was the impetus for this investigation. The present investigation has employed a qualitative research methodology. The data was procured via comprehensive interviews conducted with a purposively chosen cohort of 12 highly distinguished individuals, with the aim of elucidating the most pertinent factors they perceived to be instrumental in the retention of faculty. The examination of the interview data through content analysis revealed groupings of factors that provide evidence of the research aim of the investigation. The retention of university faculty is influenced by several key factors, including leadership and institutional culture, growth opportunities, institutional mission and vision, meaningful roles, and cooperation and healthy interaction. Based on these observations, it would be prudent for universities to incorporate and systematize these factors as part of their retention strategies for faculty. It is imperative that such strategies be conjoined with the innate requirements of the faculty, unceasing assistance, and implementation within the institutional ethos and structure. The discourse highlights several implications that could potentially serve as instructive indicators from a pragmatic standpoint.