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Predicting manufacturing employee turnover intentions

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  • Skelton, Angie

    (Blue Mountain College)

  • Nattress, Deborah

    (College of Management and Technology, Walden University)

  • Dwyer, Rocky

    (College of Management and Technology, Walden University)

Abstract

Purpose – Employee turnover expenses can cost businesses more than 100 per cent of a single employee’s annual wages and negatively affection an organization’s production and profits. High employee turnover also could affect community tax collections, social programs and physical and mental health issues. Therefore, understanding contributors to higher employee turnover remains essential for organizational managers from both a corporate and societal standpoint. This paper aims to provide an analysis of how job satisfaction and job embeddedness could predict employee turnover intent. Design/methodology/approach – A randomly selected survey which consisted of Andrews and Withey’s (1976) job satisfaction questionnaire, a global job embeddedness scale (Crossley et al., 2007) and a three-item turnover intent questionnaire derived from a survey created by Mobley et al. (1978) using a Likert type measurement to survey randomly selected individuals used within manufacturing plants located in the Southeastern USA. Findings – The results of the multiple regression analysis showed a significant relationship between job satisfaction, job embeddedness and turnover intent; and that satisfied and committed employees are less likely to plan to leave their employment.

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  • Skelton, Angie & Nattress, Deborah & Dwyer, Rocky, 2020. "Predicting manufacturing employee turnover intentions," Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, Universidad ESAN, vol. 25(49), pages 101-117.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:joefas:0160
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    Cited by:

    1. Seng-Su Tsang & Thi Vinh Tran Nguyen, 2023. "Sociocultural adaptation and job satisfaction as mediators between cultural competence and intention to stay among Vietnamese workers in Taiwan," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Kristina Samašonok, 2024. "Employee turnover: causes and retention strategies," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 11(3), pages 134-148, March.

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    Keywords

    Manufacturing; Job satisfaction; Job embeddedness; Employee retention; Employee turnover intentions;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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