Table 1 Key factors affecting employee retention.

From: Examination of HRM practices in relation to the retention of Chinese Gen Z employees

No

Factor

Sources

Mean

1.

Job satisfaction

(Moreno et al. 2022; Xuecheng et al. 2022)

3.46

2.

Transformational leadership

(Ahmad et al. 2017; Lee et al. 2022)

3.49

3.

Supportive work environment

(Halim et al. 2020; Naz et al., 2020; Xuecheng et al. 2022)

4.38

4.

Career Advancement

(Bibi et al. 2018; Csiszárik-Kocsír and Garia-Fodor 2018)

3.54

5.

Work-life balance

(Deery and Jago 2015; Aguenza and Som 2018; Lee et al. 2022)

3.49

6.

Intrinsic motivation

(Shah et al. 2018; Lee et al. 2022)

3.57

7.

Supervisor support

(Halim et al. 2020)

3.67

8.

Pay

(Ghosh et al. 2013; Aguenza and Som 2018; Halim et al. 2020; Acheampong 2021)

4.22

9.

Job empowerment

(Ghosh et al. 2013; Aguenza and Som 2018)

3.51

10.

Talent management

(Deery and Jago 2015)

3.54

11.

Role clarity

(Hassan 2013)

4.11

12.

Supportive organizational culture

(Moreno et al. 2022)

3.63

13.

Flexible work arrangement

(Stirpe and Zárraga-Oberty 2017)

3.59

14.

Autonomy

(Kim and Stoner 2008; Lee et al. 2022)

3.63

15.

Meaningful work

(Farrell and Phungsoonthorn 2020; Pichler et al. 2021; Popaitoon 2022)

3.54

16.

Job promotion

(Woodall et al. 2017)

3.56

17.

Employee commitment

(Ghosh et al. 2013; Perreira et al. 2018; Frye et al. 2020; Halim et al. 2020)

3.32

18.

Manger’s leadership style

(Khan & Wajidi 2019) (Khan and Wajidi 2019)

3.62

19.

Organizational trust

(Moreno et al. 2022) (Moreno et al. 2022)

3.37

20.

Training and development

(Ghosh et al. 2013; Aguenza and Som 2018; Bibi et al. 2018; Acheampong 2021; Xuecheng et al. 2022)

4.29

21.

Job enrichment

(Ghosh et al. 2013; Aguenza and Som 2018)

3.49

22.

Excellent leader performance

(Moreno et al. 2022)

3.36

23.

Work engagement

(Fletcher et al. 2018; Moreno et al. 2022)

3.31

  1. Source: Compiled by Authors.