Imna, MariyamHassan, Zubair2024-10-062024-10-062015-04https://hoba.ium.edu.mv/handle/1/2767This study seeks to establish the influence of human resource management practices on employee retention. A questionnaire was developed based on pas literature and a pilot test was done to test the normality, reliability and validity of the scale. The independent variables to measure human resource management practices include career and development, training and development, performance appraisal, reward and compensation, and health & safety. The dependent variable used in this research is employee retention. The study adopted descriptive and explanatory research design. Also this study used a cross sectional survey methods using a survey questionnaires containing 30 items with Likert Scale (Disagree-1 and 5 for Agree). The sample of 254 employees from 14 retail outlets in Male’(capital city of Maldives) were selected using convenient sampling. The collected data was analysed using descriptive means and regression via SPSS. 20. This study found that three human resource practices such as career development, reward and recognition, and health and safety have a positive and significant impact on employee retention. This research did not find any significant influence of training and development nor performance appraisal on employee retention. However when training and development is linked with career development, there is a positive and significant influence on employee retention. Also when performance appraisal is linked with reward and compensation there is a positive and significant influence on employee retention.pdfenHuman Resources Management