Title Assessing the organizational commitment, subjective vitality and burnout effects on turnover intention in private universities /
Authors Parmar, Vishnu ; Channar, Zahid Ali ; Raheem Ahmed, Rizwan ; Štreimikienė, Dalia ; Hussain Pahi, Munwar ; Štreimikis, Justas
DOI 10.24136/oc.2022.008
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Is Part of Oeconomia Copernicana.. Olsztyn : Instytut Badań Gospodarczych. 2022, vol. 13, iss. 1, p. 251-286.. ISSN 2083-1277. eISSN 2353-1827
Keywords [eng] turnover intention ; job burnout ; emotional exhaustion ; organizational cynicism ; professional efficacy ; subjective vitality ; affective commitment ; normative commitment ; continuance commitment
Abstract [eng] Research background: Faculties of private universities are under immense working pressure, which causes stress and burnout. The job burnout triggers the psychological pressure, which increases the turnover intention. Purpose of the article: The undertaken study aims to evaluate the scale of burnout with its three-element model, which affects faculty members of private universities of Pakistan. This research also aims to examine the mediating effect of organizational commitment (e.g.. affective, normative & continuance commitments), and moderating influence of subjective vitally in a relationship of job burnout and its constituents. for example exhaustion, efficacy & cynicism. and the turnover intention. Methods: The 712 responses were collected through a structured questionnaire from the junior and senior faculty members of private universities of Pakistan. The data was examined by using second order partial least square - structural equation approach - PLS-SEM. Findings & value added: The research findings exhibited that emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and professional efficacy have a direct significant influence on job burnout. The findings further demonstrated that the job burnout has a cogent and negative impact on faculty turnover intention. The findings demonstrated that elements of organizational commitment (e.g., normative, affective & continuance commitments) have a forceful serial mediating influence between burnout & its constituents for example exhaustion, efficacy & cynicism, and turnover intention. Finally, the findings have revealed that subjective vitality has a significant and positive impact as a moderating variable in a relationship between job burnout and turnover intention. This research has a long-term theoretical contribution, as it provides a novel conceptual framework, which can be replicated in different industries. Thus, this unique model provides the solution to reduce employees? turnover for other industries as well.
Published Olsztyn : Instytut Badań Gospodarczych
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2022
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