Work-life balance, job satisfaction and turnover intention amongst information technology employees.
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Oosthuizen, Rudolf M
Coetzee, Melinde
Munro, Z.
Issue Date
2016
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Article
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en
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Knowledge Workers , IT Employees , Work-Life Balance , Job Satisfaction , Turnover Intention , Talent Management , Talent Retention
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Talent retention is of particular concern in the information technology (IT) sector owing to globalisation, the skills shortage and rapidly advancing technology. Employee turnover has significant costs and negative consequences for the organisation. The objective of the study was to explore the association between employees’ experiences of work-life balance (as measured by the Survey Work-Home Interaction-Nijmegen), job satisfaction (as measured by the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire) and their turnover intention (as measured by the Turnover Intention Scale). A random sample of 79 permanently employed salaried employees in a South African IT company participated in the study. The participants were represented by predominantly white and married people between the ages of 26 and 45 and people with more than 10 years tenure. Regression analysis showed that experiences of negative work-home interaction and positive work-home interaction significantly predicted job satisfaction and turnover intention. Job satisfaction also significantly predicted turnover intention. However, no interaction effect was observed between overall work-life balance and job satisfaction in predicting turnover intention. White employees had significant stronger experiences of job satisfaction and negative home-work interface while black employees had significant stronger positive experiences of home-work interface and lower levels of job satisfaction. White and black employees, marital status and tenure groups differed significantly regarding their job satisfaction. Talent retention strategies should consider the relationships between work-life balance, job satisfaction and turnover intention.
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Oosthuizen, R.M., Coetzee, M. & Munro, Z. (2016). Work-life balance, job satisfaction and turnover intention amongst information technology employees. Southern African Business Review, 20, 446-467.
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Unisa
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1998-8125