The study explores how organizations can leverage an entrepreneurial orientation to encourage human capital development and employee retention. The mediating role of human capital development is also examined.
Data was collected from 224 IT sector employees in India, and analysis was done using Covariance Based Structural Equation Modeling.
Significant, positive relationships were reported between entrepreneurial orientation and human capital development and employee retention. Furthermore, human capital development showed a positive effect on employee retention. Finally, the mediating role of human capital development in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and employee retention was also positively significant.
The study explores the role played by human capital development in strengthening the association between entrepreneurial orientation and employee retention.
