Improving Retention Strategies for IT Professionals in the Public Sector, Ghana

Abstract

Maintaining or retaining employees is very important to every organization either public or the private sectors since employees affect the entire performance of any organization. This paper in general looks at improving retention strategies for IT professionals working in the public sector. Some critical factors relating to the cause of employee turnover are presented as working practices in the public sector and determine their extent to this menace. Further discussions on the positive effects of these current practices are presented. Inferences are then made and recommendations are proposed on improving strategies to prevent IT employee turnover in the public sector.