Job embeddedness, work engagement and turnover intention of staff in a higher education institution

• Main Author: Takawira, Ndayiziveyi
• Other Authors: Schreuder, Andries Magiel Gert
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Employee retention; Intellectual capital; Job embeddedness; Retention practices; Work engagement; 658.3140968; Employee retention > South Africa > Case studies; Intellectual capital > South Africa > Case studies; College personnel management > South Africa > Case studies; Knowledge management > South Africa > Case studies; Organizational learning > South Africa > Case studies; Teacher transfer > South Africa > Case studies
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9371

The objective of this study was: (1) to determine the relationship between job embeddedness (measured by the Job Embeddedness Scale), work engagement (measured by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale), and turnover intention (measured by the Turnover Intention Scale); and (2) to determine whether employees from different groups, namely age, race, gender, marital status and tenure differ significantly in their levels of job embeddedness, work engagement and turnover intention. A quantitative survey was conducted on a non-probability purposive sample (N = 153) of staff in a higher education institution. Correlational analyses revealed significant relationships between job embeddedness, work engagement and turnover intention. Multiple regression analyses showed that organisation links and dedication negatively predicted the participants’ turnover intention. Significant differences between age, race, gender, marital status and tenure were also found. The findings contribute valuable knowledge to the field of Career Psychology and can be applied in the retention of employees in the higher education institution. The study concludes with recommendations for future research and practice. === Industrial & Organisational Psychology === M. Com. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)