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Vyzul Karnine, S. M. B. B. V., Amzat, I. H., Duncan Preece, A. S., Kiziltas, E., Khandakar, A. S., & Muhammad, S. S. B. (2023). “Turnover intention” among foreign lecturers in one of the universities in Malaysia: An investigation into the leading factors. Environment and Social Psychology, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.54517/esp.v9i2.1894

“Turnover intention” among foreign lecturers in one of the universities in Malaysia: An investigation into the leading factors

Seeni Mehraj Begam Binti V.K.S. Vyzul Karnine

Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia; General Studies Department, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Polytechnic, Persiaran Usahawan

Ismail Hussein Amzat

Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia

Abdul Shakour Duncan Preece

Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia

Ercan Kiziltas

Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia

Ayesha Sheddika Khandakar

Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia

Siti Salmiah Binti Muhammad

Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia; Faculty of Major Language Studies, Islamic Science University of Malaysia


DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/esp.v9i2.1894


Keywords: turnover intention, job security, supervisor support, compensation, job satisfaction

Abstract

The current research aims to investigate the internal and external factors influencing faculty turnover intention, with attention to foreign lecturers, among faculty members in one of the universities in Malaysia. The intention of a person to leave their current employment can be referred to as turnover intention. Previous analyses have revealed these ideas to be an employee’s desired strategy for quitting their current job and looking for another one. Job security, supervisor support, remuneration satisfaction, job autonomy, key performance indicators (KPI) achievability, and job satisfaction are the different factors that influence employees’ intentions to leave their jobs. The finding indicates that structural factors including job autonomy, remuneration satisfaction, and KPI achievability contributed to the explanation of turnover intention. These variables play a more significant part in influencing foreign lecturers’ decisions to quit and move to a better job opportunity.

Author Biography

Abdul Shakour Duncan Preece, Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia

SENIOR LECTURER

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