An Exploration of the Relationship between Organizational Culture and Turnover Intentions of Selected Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in South-East

Abstract

This study explores the Relationship between Organizational Culture and Turnover Intentions of selected Small and Medium Enterprises in Southeast - Nigeria. Specifically,it investigates the effects of founder’s values on the turnover intentions of SMEs; socialization on the employee turnover intentions; and morale on turnover intentions of SMEs. Survey method of data gathering was adopted wherein structured questionnaire was instrument of data collection. With a population of 2500 registered SMEs within the capitals of the five South-eastern States, a sample size of 330 was drawn using Freud and William’s formula at 5% error margin. 330 copies of questionnaire were distributed while 300 were returned. Three hypotheses were tested using the component of t-test in the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Results of the analysis reveal that Founder’s value has positive impact on the turnover intention of small and medium scale enterprise, 2 (95, n = 330) =11.32036, p 0.05. The study concludes that organizational culture has strong correlation with turnover intension. Therefore, it recommends employee motivational administrative strategies for higher profit generation.