Effects of burnout and job satisfaction on intention to leave

摘要

The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between university faculty members’ intention to leave by measuring their burnout and job satisfaction levels. A sample of 433 academics comprising of lecturers, readers and professors from various faculties of one of the state universities in Turkey, Adnan Menderes University, was tested with the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale, and the Intention to leave factors. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression analysis were applied. The findings pointed out that while there are positive and significant relationships between emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and intention to leave, there is no significant relationship between personal accomplishment and intention to leave. The research data also suggested that those faculty members with higher levels of satisfaction were less likely to leave their institution or their career. The study showed that age, job title and tenure of faculty members can also make a difference and points out that aged, job title and tenured academics are less likely to intend to leave faculty. These results can be taken into consideration, if university managers seek to improve the retention of their faculty members.