ANTECEDENTS OF TURNOVER INTENTIONS: A STUDY OF KARACHI BUSINESS SCHOOLS

Muhammad Ashraf (), Nawaz Ahmad and Sheema Haider3 ()
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Muhammad Ashraf: Research Scholar, Indus University, Karachi, Pakistan
Sheema Haider3: Director Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) Indus University, Karachi, Pakistan

IBT Journal of Business Studies (JBS), 2016, vol. 12, issue 1, 139-156

Abstract: Purpose This study mainly investigates the factors, like job satisfaction, affective commitment, perceived organizational support and distributive justice as antecedents of turnover intentions.Methodolgy This study utilized the quantitative approach by distributing questionnaires to 200 employees working in leading business schools of Karachi, Pakistan.The correlation and regression analyses have been performed.Findings The results of the study revealed that, all the predictors negatively correlated and influenced turnover intention.Practical Implitation The findings and framework of this study will be useful to the university organizations, in identifying the factors making the employees working with them to quit.Pakistan is believed to be the potential Market for Investment in Education.This empirical attempt can be used as kick start for investment in this sector.By taking corrective measures the university organizations can retain knowledge workers, and avoid the anguishes of new hiring

Keywords: Turnover intention; affective commitment; distributive justice; Job Satisfaction; POS; Business Schools; Karachi; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.46745/ilma.ibtjbs.2016.121.10

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