Job Embeddedness, Work Engagement and Turnover Intention of IT Professionals
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The objective of this research is to test job embeddedness theory in the context of IT professionals in Thailand. IT professionals are increasingly important occupational group in the digital era and in hiking demand in the labor market these days. We do this by analyzing influences of on- and off-the-job embeddedness and work engagement on turnover intention of IT professionals in Thailand. We received 417 usable returned questionnaires from IT professionals. Regression analysis reported that on-the-job embeddedness and work engagement respectively, had negative influence on employee turnover intention, while off-the-job embeddedness did not have influence on the outcome.
The results shed light on the boundary of job-embeddedness theory in practice among the group of IT professionals in Thailand. Managers should emphasize practical implications in relations with on-the-job embeddedness to retain IT professionals by enhancing a web of network where they recognize the reciprocal benefits, value and their contribution to support colleagues, organization and vice versa. Moreover, managers should also consider the opportunities for IT employees to use their capabilities to participate in work activities to increase their work engagement. Lastly, organization should provide meaningful benefits that induce in them the awareness of what they have to sacrifice should they leave the organization.
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