Open AccessAn Empirical Analysis of Work Overload, Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intentions among Employees of Banking Sector
Author(s) -
Qasim Shahzad,
Bahadar Shah,
Muhammad Waseem,
Hazrat Bilal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of business and social review in emerging economies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-089X
pISSN - 2519-0326
DOI - 10.26710/jbsee.v6i2.1225
Subject(s) - organizational commitment , workload , turnover , turnover intention , psychology , business , work (physics) , affective events theory , job satisfaction , business administration , social psychology , job performance , management , job attitude , economics , mechanical engineering , engineering
The work overload is often considered as the most critical factor which effects the employees’ commitment and turnover intention toward organization, therefore, the current study aims to evaluate effects of Work Overload (WO) on Organizational Commitment (OC) and Turnover Intentions (TOI) of employees. The data was collected from 296 employees of selected banks. The data was assessed through Pearson Correlation and Regression equation. It was found that work overload negatively influenced organizational commitment while positively affects employees’ turnover intentions. The findings of this study can help the decision makers to effectively manage employees’ workload and to improve organizational commitment and reduce employees’ turnover intentions. Such type of behavioral outcomes has the potential to augment organizational performance.