Ong, Jet Huei and Wong, Ivan Ee Wen and Chong, Erica Hui Wen and Chen, Shieh Long and Low, Zhen Bang (2019) The study on psychological contract fulfilment toward turnover intention among academic staff from a private higher education institution. Final Year Project, UTAR.
Abstract
Turnover intention has been a problem for every industry around the world. If not treated well, costly effects toward the organizations would occur. For this research, factors of turnover intentions among academic staff in a Private Higher Education Institution (PHEI) are examined. However, there are many factors influencing the turnover intention of academic staff in PHEI. Hence, the study proposes a model to investigate the relationship between psychological contract fulfilment toward turnover intention. The research will focus on four dimensions of psychological contract namely: autonomy and control, organizational rewards, organizational benefits, and growth and development. A quantitative survey was conducted on academic staff in a PHEI, 302 valid questionnaires were collected and analysed through statistical correlation and regression to identify the relationship between the dimensions of psychological contract fulfilment and turnover intention. It is concluded that the inverse relationship of organizational rewards hold the highest influence towards turnover intention. The findings provide an insight for university management deal with turnover intentions in order to prevent loss of talented academic staff.
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