Ready-made garment industry attractiveness: the case of Bangladesh garments’ blue-collar employees
International Journal of Emerging Markets
ISSN: 1746-8809
Article publication date: 10 December 2020
Issue publication date: 19 May 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This study illustrates the effects of the motivating factors (e.g. learning facilities, employees' compensation and working environment) on organizational attractiveness.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a quantitative study. This study investigates the hypotheses based on the 160 employee responses from the different garments operating in Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMGs) industry.
Findings
Using the structural equation modeling in Bangladesh's RMG industry, this paper argues that the working environment has a significant effect on organizational attractiveness in Bangladesh's RMG industry. This research study underlines that the working environment and employee compensations serve better than the employees learning facilities to grow employees RMG attraction.
Research limitations/implications
The findings will help practitioners of the garment manufacturers to showcase the motivating factors for the employees in growing attraction for the industry. However, the research is limited to the garment industry in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Moreover, similar research can be extended further in other countries with bigger samples to draw a general conclusion for the RMGs' operating in Asia.
Practical implications
This paper brings a plea for the practitioners through this research's outcomes and provides useful indications of how organizations can motivate their employees to ensure organizational attractiveness for their garment industry.
Originality/value
The paper also contributes to the body of the literature relating to attractiveness in Bangladesh's RMG sector. Employees' participation in this research also confirms the unique context of the sector.
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Acknowledgements
Financial support for this study was provided by a grant from the CBPR (Centre for Business Policy Research), School of Business and Entrepreneurship; Independent University, Bangladesh.
Citation
Hasan, I., Islam, M.N. and Khan, S.R. (2022), "Ready-made garment industry attractiveness: the case of Bangladesh garments’ blue-collar employees", International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. 17 No. 5, pp. 1218-1237. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-03-2019-0232
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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