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A Study of Cause of Employee Turnover and Countermeasures against Turnover in Shipping and Port Logistics Firms

중소항만물류기업의 이직원인 분석과 대책에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2015.09.22
  • Accepted : 2015.10.19
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

This study One of the key elements of corporate competitiveness in the modern world of unlimited competition is human resource management. The reason that the world's leading companies are devoting a lot of investment and effort for good human resource development and management is that human resource can impact firm survival. In particular, there is little research on the internal and external environmental stimuli and job stress in the employee of small business which are often led to turnover, while they have suffered from chronic shortage of manpower. The purpose of this study is to determine the turnover factors in the small logistics companies and contribute to stable maintenance of workforce, facilitating human resource management and minimizing turnover. This study empirically analyzed the factors of the turnover in the organization of logistics companies from Busan Port, South Korea, which became one of the national infrastructure and the fifth world largest harbor. The conclusion proposed the development and direction of the human resource management which could promote the job environment improving the turnover factors and creating sustainable work condition through conducting preventive measures. The results indicated that the highest turnover rates was found in the category of field work, and the highest turnover group was from the 'less than one year', which implies that high turnover rates after and during job training might be greater cost to the companies than early turnover. The most common reasons for the high employee turnover were 'excessive workload' and 'dissatisfaction with wages'. Followed reasons including 'troubles with managers' and 'failure in organizational adaptation' can be understood in line with worse working conditions of the small logistic companies. It turned out that the preventive programs of the logistic enterprises had little effect through 'incentives system' and 'improving wage system' which are mainly conducted. The human resource managers appreciated the importance of 'wage raise' and 'benefits improvement'. This study is aimed at contributing to efficient human resource management through understanding of the turnover causes and human resource managers applying preventive measures. In particular, this can benefit small port logistics companies securing competitiveness and promoting persistent growth and development.

본 연구는 항만물류산업에 종사하는 조직 구성원들의 이직에 영향을 미치는 요인을 실태 조사하여 그 결과를 인사 관련 실무자들이 현업에서 활용함으로 효율적인 인력관리가 이루어질 수 있도록 하는 것이 연구의제이다. 특히 중소항만물류기업에 업종과 직무에 따라 종사하는 직원들의 이직원인을 조사함으로써 이직요인을 분석하여 이직을 결정하가는 요인들을 개선할 수 있는 직무환경을 조성하고 이직 방지 대책을 실시함으로 잦은 이직을 방지하고 지속적인 근무가 가능할 수 있는 인적자원 관리기법의 개발과 발전방향을 제시하고자 하는 목적을 두었다. 연구 결과, 항만물류기업에서 이직자가 가장 많이 발생한 부서는 현장직 부서로 20.43의 높은 평균값을 나타내었고, 이직자가 발생한 항만물류기업의 인력 채용형태는 경력사원 채용이 64%, 신입사원 채용이 58%로 거의 비슷하게 나타났으며 정규직 채용을 선호하는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한 가장 많이 시행하고 있는 이직방지 프로그램은 '임금수준 개선'으로 항만물류기업 중 응답 회사의 53.3%가 시행하고 있었으며 이것을 통하여 항만물류기업들이 일반 기업들과 마찬가지로 장기적인 이직 방지프로그램의 시행보다는 단기적으로 대응하며 자기계발 또는 근로자와 기업이 공동성장하기 위한 환경조성 프로그램 보다는 금전적인 보상에 치우치고 있음을 알 수 있다. 마지막으로 인사담당자가 생각하는 이직 방지 프로그램의 효과정도는 임금 수준 개선이 5.86으로 가장 효과가 있을 것으로 나타났다.

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