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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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Turnover Intention among Gen-Y: The Role of Training and Development, Compensation and Organizational Culture

Arnida Jahya, Siti Nur Izyan Azlin, Rozana Othman, Noor Rafathi Romaiha

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v10-i10/7975

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Turnover intention has been a major discussion among researchers and organizations. Most companies believe that employee turnover is a significant issue because of the implication of business expenses and human resource planning. Many factors may contribute to a higher employee turnover rate. As today’s workforce is made up of different generations and each generation has its characteristics, attitudes, and behaviours, factors influencing the leaving decision among employees may be different. With this in mind, this research aims to investigate factors that may influence turnover intention among generation Y employees. Currently, studies on factors that influence the turnover intention among Generation Y employees are less emphasized by past researchers. Furthermore, the inconsistent findings from published empirical research on turnover among the Generation Y cohort lead to confusion and misunderstanding. For the purpose of this research, survey data from 321 Generation Y employees in a financial institution were collected by using convenience sampling technique. This research was found that training and development, compensation, and organizational culture have a significant negative relationship with turnover intention. Training and development have been found to be the best predictor of turnover intention among Generation Y employees. The recommendation for future research has been explained in the last section of this paper.

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In-Text Citation: (Jahya, Azlin, Othman, & Romaiha, 2020)
To Cite this Article: Jahya, A., Azlin, S. N. I., Othman, R., & Romaiha, N. R. (2020). Turnover Intention among Gen-Y: The Role of Training and Development, Compensation and Organizational Culture. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 10(10), 765-782.