Dockel, AndreasBasson, Johan SchutteCoetzee, Melinde2008-07-102008-07-102006Döckel, A, Basson, JS & Coetzee, M 2006, 'The effect of retention factors on organisational commitment: an investigation of high technology employees', SA Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 20-28. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_sajhrm.html]1683-7584http://hdl.handle.net/2263/6088The objective of the present study was to investigate specific retention factors that induced the organisational commitment of high technology employees. A sample of 94 professional technicians from a South African owned telecommunications company based in the Gauteng province participated. The Organisational Commitment Scale and a retention factor measurement scale were administered. The most relevant explanatory factors were compensation, job characteristics, supervisor support, and work/life policies, which appeared to have a statistically significant influence on the development of organisational commitment in high technology employees. The implications of the findings are discussed.155660 bytesapplication/pdfenDepartment of Human Resource Management, University of JohannesburgRetention factorsOrganisational commitmentHigh technology employeesEmployee retention -- South AfricaOrganizational commitment -- South AfricaArticle