Quality of Work Life and Turnover Intention: A Partial Least Square (PLS) Approach

Lilis Surienty (), T. Ramayah, May-Chiun Lo and Azlin Tarmizi

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2014, vol. 119, issue 1, 405-420

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to model the relationship of quality of work life factors and turnover intention among accounting professionals in Malaysia. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire gleaned from the literature. The data was analyzed using Smart Partial Least Squares a second generation structural equation modeling software. The results indicate that supervisory behavior, job characteristics and work life balance all have a significant negative relationship with turnover intention with work life balance the most significant predictor of turnover intention. Implications from this research is further explored. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

Keywords: Quality of work life; Turnover intention; Accounting professionals; Survey; PLS approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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