Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to examine effects of human resource management practice on
employee turnover with a special reference to Ethiopian airlines in Addis Ababa city. And
human resource management practice was evaluated by recruitment and selection, career
development, training and development, performance management, compensation, and health
and safety. The study employed explanatory research, with quantitative approach. To achieve the
objective of the study, primary data was collected from Ethiopian airlines employees. The study
was carried out in Ethiopian Airlines head office located in Addis Ababa. Out of 9212 permanent
employees 384 were selected using simple random sampling techniques. The data was collected
through close ended questionnaire and was analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis and
inferential analysis methods. Correlation analysis was assessed to figure out the relationship
between HRM practices and employee turnover, multiple regression analysis was done to assess
the influence of HRM on employee turnover, ANOVA and Cronbach Alpha was also tested. The
results show that the selected human resource management practices contribute immensely to
employee turnover. In order for Ethiopian Airlines human resource management team to tackle
the employee turnover problem they have to effectively use different HRM strategies.
