IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR AND TURNOVER INTENTIONS IN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, TAMILNADU

Employee turnover intention refers to the withdrawal from the company. The turnover intention is directly related to the overall job satisfaction of the employees of the organization. Greater job satisfaction means a lower employee turnover rate and Lesser job satisfaction means a greater employee turnover rate. This research aims to investigate how employee development practices can influence the employee's intentions to leave the company. This research is important because it will explore employees' expectations about various employee development practices available to them, as it is generally known that a majority of organizations have reduced spending on the employee development practices. In this research, a descriptive research method is adopted which will target the population of the Automobile industry mainly the employees belonging to Tamil Nadu firms. The method used is the survey questionnaire and there are four district participants involved. The findings of this research suggested that, once the employee development practices are provided the employee is estimated to stay with the organization for more than 5 years. The findings of this research also revealed that, when the employees are provided with employee development practices, they had increased opportunities and a raise in their organizational citizenship behavior which can again be a critical factor in the lower employee turnover rate. Lastly, this research also suggested that when proper employee development is provided greater prevalence was given to overall job satisfaction.