An investigation of the nature of academic staff turnover (the case of madawalabu university)

The issue of employee turnover is among the basic managerial decision area, as employees constitute the cornerstone of an organization. Thus, the theme of this research is to investigate the nature and extent of employee turnover in case of academic staff of Madda Walabu University, considering the department, professional rank, gender, and seniority of an employee. To collect data for the study, questionnaire was designed and distributed to department heads, and secondary data source for the period covering 2014-2017 was reviewed, and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result indicates that in Madda Walabu University, academic staff with a rank of lecturers and female academic staff left the university more frequently during the past five years. Thus the responsible body may find these findings worthwhile for corrective action.