An empirical study on individual performance and turnover intention among university employees: a multiple mediation model
Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration
ISSN: 1757-4323
Article publication date: 21 October 2022
Issue publication date: 2 February 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the behavior of individual employee's performance concerning their organizational citizenship and turnover intention in the higher education sector. This study attempts to examine the effects of two potential sequential mediators – job satisfaction and employee engagement – on employees' job embeddedness, organizational citizenship behavior, and turnover intention.
Design/methodology/approach
This study is based on a survey conducted among the employees of major universities in the Republic of Korea. A total of 213 valid responses are used to analyze the hypotheses.
Findings
The results suggest that the relationship between job embeddedness and organizational citizenship behavior is significantly mediated by job satisfaction. However, the mediating role of job satisfaction on the link between job embeddedness and employees' intention to leave is not significant. Relatedly, employee engagement has a significant mediating effect on job embeddedness and organizational citizenship behavior but no demonstrable mediating effect between job embeddedness and employees' turnover intentions.
Practical implications
The results provide guidance that can assist organizations in increasing their employees' organizational citizenship behavior and lowering their intentions to leave, particularly in the education sector.
Originality/value
This study contributes to existing knowledge regarding the roles that job satisfaction and employee engagement play as two potential sequential mediators in the relation between job embeddedness and organizational citizenship behavior.
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Acknowledgements
Namseoul University has provided financial support for this research.
Citation
Aftab, M., Bokhari, S.A.A. and Ali, M. (2024), "An empirical study on individual performance and turnover intention among university employees: a multiple mediation model", Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 441-453. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJBA-11-2021-0608
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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