Exploring the impact of training, job tenure, and education-job and skills-job matches on employee turnover intention

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 214-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boreum Ju ◽  
Jessica Li
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Human Capital Theory ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Job Tenure ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Job Match ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how training, job tenure and education-job and skills-job matches impact employees’ turnover intention by using a representative national sample from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study in which 1,531 individuals were followed from 2003 to 2014. Design/methodology/approach A hierarchical-regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationships among training, job tenure, education-job match, skills-job match and turnover intention. This analysis focused on 12 year-to-year time points from 2003 to 2014 (one for each year), and the data were measured for each individual. Findings The results from the hierarchical-regression analysis supported the hypotheses that on-the-job training, off-the-job training, distance training, job tenure and education-job and skills-job matches are significantly associated with turnover intention. Originality/value The findings of this study, based on human capital theory and firm-specific human capital theory, contribute to an understanding of how training and the education-job and skills-job matches may impact turnover intention in a non-Western context. It also provides a longitudinal perspective of the impact of training on employee turnover intention to inform human resource development professionals when planning employee training.

Transformational leadership and employee turnover intention

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Asiedu Gyensare ◽  
Olivia Anku-Tsede ◽  
Mohammed-Aminu Sanda ◽  
Christopher Adjei Okpoti
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Bootstrap Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on employee turnover intention through the mediating role of affective commitment. Design/methodology/approach – The study examines conceptual relationships in the Ghanaian context, based on structural equation modelling with maximum likelihood estimation, using sample employees from the private sector organizations. In addition, the mediation analysis is conducted with Sobel’s test and 95 per cent CI bootstrap analysis. Findings – The study shows that affective commitment would decline workers’ quitting intention and serves to promote a degree of trust and willingness to follow their leaders’ philosophy, ideology, vision and guidance in the organization. Hence, affective commitment fully mediates the relationship between transformational leadership and employee turnover intention. Practical implications – To help lessen employees quitting intentions, both middle and top-level managers should endeavour to create an atmosphere of trust, admiration, loyalty and respect for their employees. Originality/value – Overall it is shown that affective commitment was the mechanism through which transformational leadership influences employees’ turnover intentions in the SLCs in Ghana.

An Overlooked Cost of Contracting Out: Evidence From Employee Turnover Intention in U.S. Federal Agencies

2020 ◽  
pp. 009102602094455
Author(s):  
Gyeo Reh Lee ◽  
Sergio Fernandez ◽  
Shinwoo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Contracting Out ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
The Impact

Contracting out has long been used in all levels of government in the United States, with federal contract spending increasing 8% to 9% annually since 2015. The literature on contracting out has examined the impact of this practice on the work-related attitudes and motivation of public employees who have transitioned to work for private contractors. However, we understand very little about the effects of contracting out on the overwhelming number of public employees who are not displaced. Given the importance of work-related attitudes and turnover for organizations, this study explores the potential consequences of contracting out for employee turnover intention over a period of several years. The results of panel data analyses suggest that an increase in contracting activity in federal agencies increases the employee turnover intention rate. Contracting out also impacts employee turnover intention indirectly through its influence on job satisfaction.

scholarly journals Investigating the relationship between managerialist employment relations and employee turnover intention

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emeka Smart Oruh ◽  
Chima Mordi ◽  
Akeem Ajonbadi ◽  
Bashir Mojeed-Sanni ◽  
Uzoechi Nwagbara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
Medical Sector ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between managerialist employment relations and employee turnover intention in Nigeria. The study context is public hospitals in Nigeria, which have a history of problematic human resource management (HRM) practice, a non-participatory workplace culture, managerialist employment relations and a high employee turnover intention. Design/methodology/approach Based on a qualitative, interpretive approach, this paper investigates the process by which Nigerian employment relations practices trigger the employee turnover intention of doctors using 33 semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders in public hospitals. Findings This study found that Nigeria’s managerialist employment relations trigger the employee turnover intention of medical doctors. Additionally, it was found that although managerialist employment relations lead to turnover intention, Nigeria’s unique, non-participatory and authoritarian employment relations system exacerbates this situation, forcing doctors to consider leaving their employment. Research limitations/implications Studies on the interface between managerialism and employment relations are still under-researched and underdeveloped. This paper also throws more light on issues associated with managerialist employment relations and human resources practice including stress, burnout and dissatisfaction. Their relationship with doctors’ turnover intention has significant implications for employment policies, engagement processes and HRM in general. The possibility of generalising the findings of this study is constrained by the limited sample size and its qualitative orientation. Originality/value This paper contributes to the dearth of studies emphasising employer–employee relationship quality as a predictor of employee turnover intention and a mediator between managerialist organisational system and turnover intention. The study further contributes to the discourse of employment relations and its concomitant turnover intention from developing countries’ perspective within the medical sector.

scholarly journals DETERMINANTS OF TEACHERS’ TURNOVER INTENTION IN BAHRIA SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AT KARACHI

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafique Ahmed Khan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Managerial Support ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: This paper basically aims at exploring and investigating the impact of factors including career growth opportunities, workplace environment, managerial support, rewards & recognition system , and work-life balance on ‘turnover intention’ of teachers, in Bahria Schools and Colleges at Karachi. For the sake of ascertaining influence of these factors on employee turnover intention, six Bahria Schools and Colleges at Karachi were chosen. Methodology: By adopting a quantitative approach, views of 120 respondents (both male & female) were obtained with the help of a well structured questionnaire. The data were treated by applying correlation and regression analysis tools with the help of SPSS software, version 22. Findings: The results indicated that all five factors were negatively related with teachers’ turnover intention. However, impact of work-life balance was not insignificant. Similarly, results of the female employees varied from those of the male respondents. Male employees were comparatively less concerned about the issues related to work-life balance as compared to their female counterparts. Since all independent variables, if suitably practiced, also lead to employee satisfaction, the study clearly reflected the inverse relationship between employee satisfaction and turnover intention. Implications: This study can help the management of Bahria Schools and Colleges to understand the factors responsible for employee turnover intention. By paying due attention towards the identified factors, the Bahria Schools and Colleges can significantly enhance the motivation level of teachers, thereby reducing their turnover intention. The study is considered equally useful for other Schools and Colleges. In the end, future researchers have been advised to further explore the likely contribution of other factors towards employee satisfaction and reduced turnover intention.

Responsible leadership an obstacle for turnover intention

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raheel Yasin ◽  
Sarah Obsequio Namoco ◽  
Junaimah Jauhar ◽  
Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim ◽  
Najam Ul Zia
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Responsible Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which ethical climate mediates between responsible leadership and employee turnover intention. Design/methodology/approach This study used the deductive logic approach to develop hypotheses and analytical framework. Data were collected through convenience sampling technique from branch-level employees of the Bank of Punjab Pakistan working in Lahore, Gujranwala and Gujrat Region. Data were analyzed to test the hypotheses via descriptive analysis and structural equation modeling using SPSS and Smart PLS. Findings Results confirmed a significant positive association between responsible leadership and ethical climate and a negative association between ethical climate and employee turnover intention. Furthermore, results also confirmed the mediating role of ethical climate between responsible leadership and turnover intention. Practical implications This study enhances the existing literature regarding responsible leadership, ethical climate and turnover intention. It also helps professionals to review their policies. Originality/value The theoretical contribution of this paper lies in exploring the relationship between responsible leadership and ethical climate. The current study empirically examined the mediating role of an ethical climate between responsible leadership and employee turnover. It contributes also to the literature regarding responsible leadership, ethical climate and turnover intention.

Responsible leadership and employees’ turnover intention. Explore the mediating roles of ethical climate and corporate image

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raheel Yasin
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Corporate Image ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Responsible Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention

Purpose Employee turnover, building a positive corporate image and ethical lapses in the corporate world demand business leaders to perform their jobs with a higher sense of responsibility. This study aims to investigate the mediating effect of ethical climate and corporate image by using the corporate social responsibility theory and social identity theory. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 280 employees from the banking sector of Pakistan was collected through a questionnaire-based survey by using the convenience sampling technique. The structural equation modeling technique using Smart partial least square was used to test the hypothesized model. Findings The findings of the study affirmed a significant positive correlation between responsible leadership and ethical climate and ethical climate is significantly positively correlated with corporate image. Meanwhile, the corporate image is negatively correlated with employees’ turnover intention. Results further corroborate ethical climate mediating effect between responsible leadership and corporate image and corporate image likewise mediates between ethical climate and employee turnover intention. Research limitations/implications This study enriches the present literature on the subject of responsible leadership, ethical climate, corporate image and turnover intention from the employee’s point of view. Elucidating from previous studies, most of the investigations about the corporate image was conducted from the customers’ perspective and there has been a scarcity of studies focusing on employees’ perspective. Practical implications This study guides a value proposition that is concerned with the turnover of employees for human resource professionals from the banking industry. It explores a new dimension of the debate on employee turnover intention. Originality/value This study marks the first step toward corporate image as an organizational behavior construct by demonstrating that corporate image impact turnover intention. This study tests a model that demonstrates the role of ethical climate and corporate image in the linkage between responsible leadership and employees’ turnover intention.

scholarly journals The Effect of Psychological Capital Level of Employees on Workplace Stress and Employee Turnover Intention

Innovar ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (68) ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazlum Çelik
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Resistance Level ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Relationship

There have been ongoing debates on ways to manage occupational stress. One of the most important debates is on how to increase employees’ resistance level against stress. The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of psychological capital on workplace stress and turnover intention, and to reveal the mediation of workplace stress on the relationship between the psychological capital level of employees and turnover intention. Research was conducted on 719 employees of the tourism sector in Antalya (Turkey), thought to be under great stress due to the intense interaction with customers. In this context, confirmatory factor analysis was made in order to test whether the adapted scales were appropriate for research data. Hypotheses and the effect of mediation were tested through hierarchical regression. The results proved that psychological capital has a negative and significant effect on workplace stress and employee turnover intention. Furthermore, research outcomes showed that workplace stress partially mediates the effect of psychological capital on turnover intention. Practitioners of the tourism sector were advised about the importance of psychological capital, which can be improved by training, in terms of finding solutions to job stress and turnover rate.

Psychological contract violation and turnover intention: the role of job dissatisfaction and work disengagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1291-1308
Author(s):  
Muhammad Umer Azeem ◽  
Sami Ullah Bajwa ◽  
Khuram Shahzad ◽  
Haris Aslam
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Job Dissatisfaction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Psychological Contract Violation ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
Contract Violation

PurposeThis paper investigates the role of psychological contract violation (PCV) as the antecedent of employee turnover intention. It also explores the role of job dissatisfaction and work disengagement as the sequential underlying mechanism of a positive effect of PCV on employee turnover intention.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on social exchange theory (SET), the authors postulate that PCV triggers negative reciprocity behaviour in employees, which leads to job dissatisfaction and work disengagement, which in turn develop into turnover intentions. The authors tested the research model on time-lagged data from 200 managers working in the banking sector of Pakistan.FindingsThe findings confirmed the hypothesis that employees experiencing PCV raise their turnover intentions because of a feeling of organisational betrayal which makes them dissatisfied and detached from their work.Originality/valueThis research advances the body of knowledge in the area of psychological contracts by identifying the mechanisms through which PCVs translate into employee turnover intentions.

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