Career anchors, organisational commitment and employee turnover intention in the retail sector

摘要

The study explored the link between the career anchors, organisationalcommitment and turnover intention of a sample of individuals employed in theSouth African retail sector. A non-probability purposive sample (N = 343) ofemployees from an organisation in the South African retail sector was utilised.The participants were represented by predominantly women (72%) and blackpeople (94%) between the ages of 25 and 45 years (80%). Following a crosssectionalquantitative research approach, correlational and stepwise regressionanalysis was performed to achieve the objective of the study. The results showedthat the entrepreneurial creativity-anchored individuals were likely to have loworganisational commitment and high turnover intention, while the lifestyleanchoredindividuals had high levels of organisational commitment and highturnover intention. The dominant affective/normative commitment profile of thesample of participants significantly predicted low turnover intention. The findingsof the study and practical implications provide useful information to managersinterested in retaining staff in the retail sector.