The effect of organizational safety on turnover intention through the moderation role of career commitment: A proposed framework
List of Authors
  • Abderrahmane Baddou , Ummi Naiemah Saraih

Keyword
  • Organizational Safety; Career Commitment; Turnover Intention.

Abstract
  • Employee turnover is an international phenomenon that is deliberated as a tough challenge to organisations, as it is tiring and costly. Thus, there is an obligation for conducting more research to support the academicians, practitioners, and decision-makers with a better understanding of this dilemma and clarify more on the factors affecting these phenomena in different settings and contexts of research, particularly in the non-western perspectives such as Algeria which is facing a big challenge toward the employees’ turnover in many sectors. Therefore, the purpose of this conceptual paper is to determine the moderating effect of career commitment (CC) on the relationship between organizational safety (OS) and turnover intention (TI). Due to that, this study proposed framework to study the effect of organizational safety on turnover intention through the moderation role of (CC). In addition, the direct effect between the variables has been discussed. Hence this paper is expected to fill the research gap and contribute to the body of knowledge in this area of research.

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