Impact of Individual Personality on Turnover Intention

Saket Jeswani and Sumita Dave
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Saket Jeswani: Saket Jeswani (corresponding author) is a Senior Assistant Professor at Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Technology and Management, Junwani, Chhattisgarh, India. E-mail: saketjeswani@gmail.com
Sumita Dave: Sumita Dave is a Professor, Faculty of Management Studies, Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institutions, Junwani, Chhattisgarh, India – 490020. E-mail: sumitadave@rediffmail.com

Management and Labour Studies, 2012, vol. 37, issue 3, 253-265

Abstract: The study is conducted to examine the main effects of personality of faculty members of technical educational institutes of India on their turnover intentions. Five antecedents of personality were identified using Personality Big-Five Factors ( Goldberg, 1981 ). 13-item instrument was generated using Turnover Intention Scale and Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI). Questionnaire was designed and administered online to collect data from sample of 261 faculty members using non-probabilistic convenience sampling method. Principal component analysis with varimax rotation was used to determine construct validity and Cronbach’s coefficient alpha to determine the scale internal consistency. Regression analysis was used to determine the causal relationship between the antecedents of personality and turnover intention. The results revealed that both extraversion and agreeableness has inverse significant impact on turnover intention. The study suggest management should adopt appropriate strategies and enhance human resource practices that lead to positive personality traits which lead to increased retention of faculty members.

Keywords: Faculty Members; Individual Factors; Personality; Technical Educational Institutes; Turnover Intention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1177/0258042X13484837

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