A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review of Employee Retention in an Organization

Abstract

Employee Retention (ER) is about minimizing the turnover rate of employees in an organization within a specific timeframe. ER brings savings in costs and fosters the building of a stable, and loyal workforce. This paper discusses the importance of ER and evaluates the research publications on ER over the last 53 years (1970-2023). 1343 publications have been retrieved from the Scopus database and bibliometric analysis has been done using RStudio and VOSviewer software for descriptive and theoretical analysis. The results show G. Brindha as the most prolific author, the United States of America as the most productive nation, ‘The International Journal of Human Resource Management’ as the most prominent journal, and ‘The University of Utara Malaysia’ as the most influential institution. The theoretical analysis investigates ER themes through co-occurrence keyword and bibliographic coupling analysis.