An empirical study on individual performance and turnover intention among university employees: a multiple mediation model

Muhammad Aftab, Syed Asad Abbas Bokhari, Murad Ali*

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)441-453
Number of pages13
JournalAsia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration
Volume16
Issue number2
Early online date21 Oct 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Feb 2024

Keywords

  • Employee engagement
  • Job embeddedness
  • Job satisfaction
  • Organizational citizenship behavior
  • South Korea
  • Turnover intention

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