Workplace Bullying and Turnover Intention: Exploring Work Engagement as a Potential Mediator

2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinde Coetzee ◽  
Jeannette van Dyk
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
High Turnover ◽  
Cross Sectional

Employees’ turnover intentions may entail expensive consequences for companies. The study examined the mediating effect of work engagement in the relationship between workplace bullying and turnover intention. Using a cross-sectional sample of 373 employees, structural equation modeling and mediation analysis showed that perceptions of work- and person-related bullying were linked to low levels of vigor and dedication which in turn were associated with high turnover intention. Work engagement partially mediated the effect of high workplace bullying on high turnover intention. The results were interpreted from a social cognitive perspective and recommendations for practice were made.

How Communication in Organizations Is Related to Foci of Commitment and Turnover Intentions

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Sebastian Holzwarth ◽  
George Gunnesch-Luca ◽  
Roman Soucek ◽  
Klaus Moser
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Communication In Organizations ◽  
Cohesion Theory

Abstract. The current study analyzes how two components of perceived organizational communication (vertical and horizontal) are related to employee turnover intentions via three types of affective commitment foci (organization, supervisor, and team). Using second-order confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling techniques with a large cross-sectional dataset ( n = 3,317), our results show that, in line with social cohesion theory, vertical communication (e.g., supportiveness from the organization) is strongly related to affective organizational commitment, whereas horizontal communication (e.g., supportiveness from colleagues) is primarily related to affective team commitment. Additionally, both communication dimensions are related to affective supervisory commitment. Finally, these three foci of affective commitment incrementally explain and differentially mediate the relationship between perceived organizational communication and turnover intention.

scholarly journals The moderating impact of resilience on the relationship between workplace incivility and turnover intentions: a proposed study in Dubai retail SME’s

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 236-243
Author(s):  
Yasin Shahryari ◽  
Kamarul Zaman Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Workplace Incivility ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
High Turnover ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention

This is a theoretical paper that aims to explore the determinants of employee turnover intention among retail SMEs in Dubai in terms of incivility (customer, coworker, supervisor) and the mediating role of emotional exhaustion with the moderating effect of resilience. The retail industry in Dubai will be one of the main beneficiaries of the study since it appears that they suffer high turnover intention and cost. Managements and owners of retail SMEs in Dubai would be able to get a better idea of the determinants of employee turnover intention and workplace incivility through the analysis and recommendations developed by the research. Data would be gathered from participants (i.e. employees of retail SMEs in Dubai) who have direct contact with customers, coworkers and supervisors/ management. Viewed in this manner, data gathered would be analyzed in two stages, using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling using computer software including, SPSS/STATA, AMOS/ Smart-PLS. This paper would elaborate the literature on turnover intention and incivility Subsequently, the research will illustrate the mediating role emotional exhaustion and the moderation effect of resilience among retail SMEs employees in Dubai. Keywords: Incivility, Turnover intentions, Resilience, SMEs

Relationships between job characteristics, work engagement, conscientiousness and managers’ turnover intentions

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Upasna A. Agarwal ◽  
Vishal Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Integrating the job demands-resources theory and the conservation of resources theory, the purpose of this paper is to develop and test a moderated-mediation model examining the relationships between motivating job characteristics, work engagement, conscientiousness and managers’ turnover intentions. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using a survey questionnaire from 1,302 managers working in eight Indian private sector organizations. Structural equation modeling and hierarchical regression analysis were used to test the hypothesized relationships between the study variables. Findings The study found evidence of the mediating role of work engagement for the relationship between motivating job characteristics and managers’ turnover intentions. Conscientiousness moderated the relationship between work engagement and turnover intention. The total and indirect effects of motivating job characteristics on turnover intention were moderated by conscientiousness. Research limitations/implications The study was cross-sectional, so inferences about causality are limited. Practical implications The findings of this study reaffirm the crucial role of job characteristics in influencing work engagement and turnover intention. By examining work engagement as a mediator for the job characteristics-turnover intention relationship, this study explores the process through which job characteristics are associated with turnover intention. The findings of the moderating influence of contentiousness on the relationship of direct and indirect effects of job characteristics suggests that individual personality can influence social exchanges as well as managerial attitudes and behaviors in multiple ways. Originality/value The study provides an insight into the underlying process through which job characteristics are related to managers’ turnover intentions. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, such a study is the first of its kind.

scholarly journals Determinants of the Turnover Intention of Construction Professionals: A Mediation Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Nurettin Uğural ◽  
Heyecan Giritli ◽  
Mariusz Urbański
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Voluntary Turnover ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
The Self ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
The Impact

The voluntary turnover rate of qualified professionals is both a critical issue and a priority issue that affects organizations in different ways. The construction industry has a set of very specific and unique characteristics that demarcates it from all other sectors. This situation is related with strong precariousness and employee turnover, as well as the extensive practice of subcontracting. Furthermore, the construction sector, with its project-based production, is more vulnerable to voluntary turnover intention. Therefore, we aimed, in this study, to determine the key factors that contribute to the voluntary turnover intentions of qualified construction professionals. In this paper, the impact of individual-level value orientations on turnover intention in the construction settings, focusing on the mediating effect of external prestige and organizational identification, are investigated. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is employed to estimate the causal relationships between the turnover intention and other research variables. The analyses are based on questionnaire responses from 441 construction professionals living in Istanbul. The findings indicate that an individual difference in the self-construal is related to turnover intention indirectly by virtue of employees’ perceptions of organizational prestige. Organizational identification also partially mediated the relationship between the self-construal and the turnover intention.

Job resourcefulness, work engagement and prosocial service behaviors in the hospitality industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 2668-2687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jui-Chang Cheng ◽  
Chien-Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Hospitality Management ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Prosocial service behaviors play a major role in the hospitality industry. However, few studies have examined how job resourcefulness affects prosocial service behaviors. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between job resourcefulness and prosocial service behaviors as well as clarify the mediating effect of work engagement. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was developed to collect data from 282 frontline service employees in Taiwan’s hotel industry. Structural equation modeling was conducted to test the hypotheses of this research. Findings The results indicate that job resourcefulness is positively related to role-prescribed service behaviors, extra-role service behaviors and cooperation. Furthermore, work engagement mediates the relationship between job resourcefulness and prosocial service behaviors. Research limitations/implications The design of cross-sectional research restricts inference to the findings of cause–effect relationships. Also, the design of this study could not rule out the effect of common method variance, as all the data used in the study were acquired using the same questionnaire. Originality/value The current study contributes to the hospitality management research by investigating the link between job resourcefulness and prosocial service behaviors, and elaborating the partially mediating role of work engagement in this relationship.

The effects of authentic leadership on turnover intention

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 955-971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garazi Azanza ◽  
Juan A. Moriano ◽  
Fernando Molero ◽  
Jean-Pierre Lévy Mangin
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Work Group ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between employees’ perception of authentic leadership and their turnover intention as mediated by employees’ work-group identification (WID) and work engagement. Design/methodology/approach – Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data from 623 Spanish employees. Findings – Results show that authentic leadership has a negative effect on turnover intention and positive effects on work engagement and WID. The direct relationship between authentic leadership and turnover intention was found to be partially mediated by employees’ work engagement. Practical implications – One of the strongest implications that may be drawn from this study is that authentic leaders can influence employees’ turnover intentions by positively enhancing their engagement. Thus, the study highlights authentic leadership as a key element for retaining valuable employees through the promotion of employees’ work engagement. Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to analyze the association between authentic leadership and turnover intention and the meditational effect of work engagement and WID.

scholarly journals The link between talent management, organizational commitment and turnover intention: A moderated mediation model

2021 ◽  
pp. 2011-2020
Author(s):  
Khairieh Abu Dayeh ◽  
Panteha Farmanesh
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Employee Outcomes ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model

It has been suggested that talent management (TM) has a direct and significant relationship with a number of employee outcomes. This is while the number of studies examining the process of TM leading to these outcomes are limited. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to present a new model for analyzing processes of TM and its linkage with several employee and organizational outcomes that are organizational commitment and turnover intentions. Additionally, the present paper involves a mediating factor (P-O fit) alongside a moderating variable that is, Organizational Culture. A sample of 510 employees were selected from different banks located in Amman, Jordan. Mediation and moderation models were tested through structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings, being in consensus with previous studies, showed that TM has a linkage with both TI and Organizational Commitment. Mediating effect of P-O fit was shown with both aforementioned variables. In addition, the moderation effect of organizational culture on the relationship between TM and TI was found. The study contributes to the literature of the topic by providing a fit model to explain the linkage of TM and a number of organizational and employee outcomes. Bank managers can benefit by being aware and implying TM practices within their firms to further develop company advancements and attending to their employees based on new HRM trends.

Transformational leadership and employee championing behavior during organizational change: the mediating effect of work engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nazmul Islam ◽  
Fumitaka Furuoka ◽  
Aida Idris
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe research aims to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on employee championing behavior and to determine the mediating effect of work engagement in the context of organizational change.Design/methodology/approachThis is a quantitative approach, which is based on cross-sectional data. In total, 300 available cases are processed through structural equation modeling in order to infer the results.FindingsThe results indicate that transformational leadership is significantly related to championing behavior during organizational change. Moreover, work engagement fully mediates the relationship between transformational leadership and championing behavior in the context of organizational change.Practical implicationsManagers should emphasize the practice of the transformational leadership approach, as well as should stress the antecedents of work engagement in order to foster the employee championing behavior in the context of organizational change.Originality/valueThe research contributes to the change management and human resource management literature by providing a plausible explanation of the mediating role of work engagement in connecting transformational leadership and employee championing behavior in the context of organizational change.

scholarly journals THE BUFFERING EFFECT OF PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK ENGAGEMENT AND TURNOVER INTENTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-111
Author(s):  
PAUL DUNG GADI ◽  
Daisy Mui Hung Kee
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

Turnover among academic staff is an increasing concern in public universities in Nigeria. This article aims to examine the correlation between work engagement (WE) and turnover intention (TI), also, to test the moderating effect of perceived organizational support (POS) in the relationship between work engagement and turnover intention. Using a cross-sectional study, this paper examined the influence of work engagement on turnover intention in public universities in Nigeria from April to September 2019. A usable sample of 375 questionnaires was collected among academicians in the public universities in Nigeria and structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to analyze the hypotheses. The result showed that work engagement was significant and negatively related to turnover intention and perceived organizational support plays a great role in moderating the relationship between work engagement and turnover intention.

Job crafting and turnover intention: The mediating role of work engagement and job satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taotao Zhang ◽  
Bingxiang Li
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

The aims in this study were to examine the influence of job crafting, job satisfaction, and work engagement on employee turnover intention, and to investigate the role of work engagement and job satisfaction as mediators in the relationship between job crafting and employee turnover intention. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data from 212 employees of a service company in China. The results of structural equation modeling showed that work engagement and job satisfaction partially mediated the job crafting–turnover intention relationship. These findings extended prior research and confirmed that job crafting, job satisfaction, and work engagement were each a predictor of employee turnover intention. These findings suggest that the turnover intention of employees could be reduced through generating job-crafting behaviors, and by improving job satisfaction and work engagement.

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