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The relationship between organisational commitment, retention factors and perceived job embeddedness

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dc.contributor.advisor Coetzee, M.
dc.contributor.author Van Dyk, Jeannette
dc.date.accessioned 2012-05-29T10:26:52Z
dc.date.available 2012-05-29T10:26:52Z
dc.date.issued 2011-11
dc.identifier.citation Van Dyk, Jeannette (2011) The relationship between organisational commitment, retention factors and perceived job embeddedness, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5731> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5731
dc.description.abstract The objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the relationship between organisational commitment (measured by the Organisational Commitment Scale), retention factors (measured the Retention Factor Scale) and job embeddedness (measured by the Job Embeddedness Questionnaire), and (2) to determine whether employees from different gender, age, race, marital status, tenure and job level groups differ significantly in their levels of organisational commitment, retention factors and perceived job embeddedness. A quantitative survey was conducted on a purposive sample (N = 206) of medical and IT service staff in the South African client service sector. Correlational and inferential statistical analyses revealed significant relationships between organisational commitment, retention factors and perceived job embeddedness. Significant differences between gender, age, race, marital status, tenure and job level groups were also found. The findings contribute valuable insight and knowledge to the field of Career Psychology that can be applied in the retention of employees in the medical and IT industry. The study concludes with recommendations for future research and practice. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xiv, 169 leaves) : illustrations en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Organisational commitment en
dc.subject Continuance commitment en
dc.subject Retention factors en
dc.subject Affective commitment en
dc.subject Normative commitment en
dc.subject Compensation en
dc.subject Job embeddedness en
dc.subject.ddc 658.314
dc.subject.lcsh Labor turnover en
dc.subject.lcsh Employee retention en
dc.subject.lcsh Job satisfaction en
dc.subject.lcsh Employee motivation en
dc.subject.lcsh Commitment (Psychology) en
dc.title The relationship between organisational commitment, retention factors and perceived job embeddedness en
dc.type Thesis en
dc.description.department Industrial and Organisational Psychology en
dc.description.degree M. Comm. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)


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