Factors Affecting to Turnover Intention of Non- Managerial Employees in Apparel Industry: A Sri Lankan Experience

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting to the turnover intention of non-managerial employees in apparel industry in Sri Lanka. For the purpose of the study, job satisfaction and organizational commitment were considered as the independent variables and the turnover intention was considered as the dependent variable. The sample was 100 randomly selected non managerial employees in the garments in Polonnaruwa district in Sri Lanka. A questionnaire was distributed among them to collect the data. The hypotheses were tested using correlation and regression analysis. The results explained that job satisfaction and organizational commitment of non-managerial employees were significantly and negatively correlated with their turnover intention. This study recommended managers to improve job satisfaction and organizational commitment of non-managerial employees to reduce their turnover intension. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting to the turnover intention of non-managerial employees in apparel industry in Sri Lanka. For the purpose of the study, job satisfaction and organizational commitment were considered as the independent variables and the turnover intention was considered as the dependent variable. The sample was 100 randomly selected non managerial employees in the garments in Polonnaruwa district in Sri Lanka. A questionnaire was distributed among them to collect the data. The hypotheses were tested using correlation and regression analysis. The results explained that job satisfaction and organizational commitment of non-managerial employees were significantly and negatively correlated with their turnover intention. This study recommended managers to improve job satisfaction and organizational commitment of non-managerial employees to reduce their turnover intension.