The Study on the Back Propagation Neural Networks in the Prediction of Management Associate Work Retention for Small and Medium Enterprises

Abstract

Because the investment in employee education and development represents a significant capital expenditure, the recruitment how employees’ characteristics, professional skills and abilities meet the required standards is an important issue of business management. In small and medium enterprises selecting appropriate individuals to fill management positions has a significant challenge. This paper focused on the case study utilizing the data of 100 management trainees using back propagation neural networks to determine the probability of retaining management associates. Several surprising findings were obtained. Implications for win-win employee-employer relations and practice are addressed.