Turnover Intention and Associated Factors among Academic Staffs of Mettu University, Ethiopia Cross Sectional Study

摘要

Turnover intention is a challenging issue in higher academic institutions. The contributing factors for this problemwere not well studied. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the magnitude of turnover intention andits associated factors among academic staffs of Mettu University, Ethiopia. Cross sectional study was conducted.Simple random sampling technique was used. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. Data analysis wasconducted using SPSS version 20.0. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were computed. p-Value<0.05 wasused as a cut-point to declare statistically significant variables. The overall magnitude of turnover intention was 75%among the respondents. The odds of turnover intention among males was nearly seven times (AOR=6.78, 95%CI=2.66,17.18) higher than that of among females. Besides, the odds of turnover intention among those who believe that it iseasy to get better job was nearly three times (AOR=95%CI=1.20, 5.90) more likely as compared to those who do notthink so. Further, the study revealed that the odds of turnover intention among those who think they can get new jobwas five times (AOR=5.04, 95%CI=2.58, 9.85) more likely as compared to those who do not think so. In conclusion;sex, employees feeling of easy to get better job, loyalty to organization and existence of alternative employment weresignificantly associated with job turnover intention.