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A Study on Attrition among New Entrants in Software Testing Professionals

by M. Kannan, K. Vivekanandan
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 53 - Number 7
Year of Publication: 2012
Authors: M. Kannan, K. Vivekanandan
10.5120/8435-2210

M. Kannan, K. Vivekanandan . A Study on Attrition among New Entrants in Software Testing Professionals. International Journal of Computer Applications. 53, 7 ( September 2012), 23-29. DOI=10.5120/8435-2210

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author = { M. Kannan, K. Vivekanandan },
title = { A Study on Attrition among New Entrants in Software Testing Professionals },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { September 2012 },
volume = { 53 },
number = { 7 },
month = { September },
year = { 2012 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 23-29 },
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url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume53/number7/8435-2210/ },
doi = { 10.5120/8435-2210 },
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Abstract

The Purpose of the Study was to investigate the turnover intentions among new entrants in software testing professionals who are working in software industry which is located in Chennai. The Samples unit [N = 135, Male = 67, Female = 68] was drawn from Software Industry. The Study investigated the Organizational Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, Interpersonal Relationship with Supervisor's and Life Satisfaction has significant impact on Turnover Intentions among new entrants. The results were interpreted using SPSS 17. 0 and the findings given for the software industry to understand perception of employees towards employers and take necessary steps to reduce the turnover intentions.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Turnover Intentions Software Industry Employers

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