Antecedents of employee turnover intention: A proposed theoretical framework

Abstract

What makes employees leave their organizations has been of interest to both researchers and managers.As turnover is costly, it is important to understand what leads to such turnover.Is it the organizational culture? Is it job satisfaction? Is it the lack of organizational commitment? Is it lack of training? Is it the employees’ perceived support of both the supervisor/manager and the organization as a whole? This concept paper sheds some light on the literature and identifies the antecedents of intention to leave. The paper proposes a theoretical framework that shows the variables that explain the phenomenon of turnover intention