Open AccessTHE BUFFERING EFFECT OF PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK ENGAGEMENT AND TURNOVER INTENTION
Author(s) -
Paul Dung Gadi,
Daisy Mui Hung Kee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asia proceedings of social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-6638
pISSN - 2663-662X
DOI - 10.31580/apss.v6i2.1292
Subject(s) - turnover intention , work engagement , structural equation modeling , psychology , perceived organizational support , social psychology , work (physics) , organizational commitment , turnover , test (biology) , management , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , paleontology , machine learning , economics , biology
Turnover among academic staff is an increasing concern in public universities in Nigeria. This article aims to examine the correlation between work engagement (WE) and turnover intention (TI), also, to test the moderating effect of perceived organizational support (POS) in the relationship between work engagement and turnover intention. Using a cross-sectional study, this paper examined the influence of work engagement on turnover intention in public universities in Nigeria from April to September 2019. A usable sample of 375 questionnaires was collected among academicians in the public universities in Nigeria and structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to analyze the hypotheses. The result showed that work engagement was significant and negatively related to turnover intention and perceived organizational support plays a great role in moderating the relationship between work engagement and turnover intention.