Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE 2023)

Determinants of Turnover Intention amongst Academic Staff in Private Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia

Authors
Alexander Foo1, *, Lai Meng Lee1, Su Wan Gan1
1Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, Kampar, 31900, Perak, Malaysia
*Corresponding author.
Corresponding Author
Alexander Foo
Available Online 31 December 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-342-9_6How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Workplace stress job satisfaction; turnover intention; academic staff; private higher education institutions; Malaysia
Abstract

The objective of this study is to explore the potential mediating role of job satisfaction in the connection between workplace stress and turnover intention among academic staff in private higher education institutions in Malaysia. High turnover intention amongst academic staff has caused many negative impacts towards universities which affects the quality of education provided to students. Thus, it is important to address these issues in this study so as to improve the quality of education provided. This quantitative cross-sectional study employs primary data collected from 110 academic staff throughout Malaysia using purposive sampling method. Various statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS. The findings revealed that workplace stress predicted job satisfaction and turnover intention, while job satisfaction predicted turnover intention. Based on the mediating analysis via PROCESS Macro, findings showed that workplace stress has an indirect effect on turnover intention through job satisfaction. The current study has raised awareness among the management of private higher education institutions about the significance of ensuring job satisfaction and managing workplace stress among their employees.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE 2023)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
31 December 2023
ISBN
10.2991/978-94-6463-342-9_6
ISSN
2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-342-9_6How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Alexander Foo
AU  - Lai Meng Lee
AU  - Su Wan Gan
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/31
TI  - Determinants of Turnover Intention amongst Academic Staff in Private Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia
BT  - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 66
EP  - 76
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-342-9_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-342-9_6
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