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Relationship between employability and turnover intention: The moderating effects of organizational support and career orientation

Baranchenko, Y.; Xie, Y.; Lin, Z.; Lau, M.C.K.; Ma, J.

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Authors

Y. Baranchenko

Y. Xie

M.C.K. Lau

J. Ma



Abstract

This study examines the impact of employability on turnover intention by differentiating internal and external employability, and considering the possible moderating roles of perceived organizational support (POS) and career orientation. Using a sample of 411 responses to a two-wave questionnaire survey generated from six cities in China, we find that external employability positively influenced turnover intention, but internal employability negatively influenced turnover intention. The results also indicate that POS had a positive moderating effect only on the relationship between external employability and turnover intention. Furthermore, for employees with disengaged career orientation, external employability exerts a strong impact on turnover intention. This study adds to the limited research empirically linking employability and turnover intention, whereas the findings can be used by HRM practitioners to factor in organizational support and career orientation initiatives that improve the retention of employees with high external employability.

Citation

Baranchenko, Y., Xie, Y., Lin, Z., Lau, M., & Ma, J. (2020). Relationship between employability and turnover intention: The moderating effects of organizational support and career orientation. Journal of Management and Organization, 26(2), 241-262. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2019.77

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 28, 2019
Online Publication Date Nov 26, 2019
Publication Date Mar 31, 2020
Deposit Date Dec 1, 2019
Publicly Available Date Dec 2, 2019
Journal Journal of Management and Organization
Print ISSN 1833-3672
Electronic ISSN 1839-3527
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Issue 2
Pages 241-262
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2019.77
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1282145

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Copyright Statement
This article has been published in a revised form in Journal of Management & Organization https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2019.77. This version is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND. No commercial re-distribution or re-use allowed. Derivative works cannot be distributed. © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2019





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