Employee Loyalty towards Organization -A study of Academician 员工忠于组织——学术研究.pdf

Seema Mehta et al, Int.J.Buss.Mgt.Eco.Res., Vol 1(1),2010,98-108 Employee Loyalty towards Organization -A study of Academician Seema Mehta,Tarika Singh, S.S. Bhakar, Brajesh Sinha Prestige institute of Management, Gwalior. Abstract Fred Reichheld in his book, the loyalty Effect, defines the loyalty as the willingness to make an investment or personal sacrifice to strengthen a relationship. Plato originally said that only a man who is just can be loyal, and that loyalty is a condition of genuine philosophy. In general, employee loyalty can be best described in terms of a process, where certain attitudes give rise to certain behaviors (intended or actual). There have been major changes in the business world and the workforce in the last couple of decades. Finding and retaining the best employees is every companys challenge. The present study was an attempt to know the relationship between loyalty and organizational factors. This study is designed to find out the reasons for difference in loyalty among teachers and to compare loyalty of teachers of professional and non-professional courses. The underlying factors of loyalty emerged from this study are career development, motivation, bonding, job security, leadership, and commitment. The underlying factors of loyalty emerged from this study are career development, motivation, bonding, job security, leadership, and commitment. The findings of the research conclude that there is a significant difference in loyalty exists between professional and non-professional teachers. Also there is significant difference in loyalty exist between female and male teachers of professional courses. 1. INTRODUCTION Plato originally said that only a man who is just can be loyal, and that loyalty is a condi