Relationship Between Workplace Isolation, Age and Turnover Intention amongst Malaysian Seafarers

Abstract

The study was carried out for the Malaysian Seafarers those having intention to quit their current career as a seafarer by discovering the relationships between the Workplace Isolation (WI) with the Turnover Intentions (TOI) concept and further to examine the moderation effect of age category over the correlation that showed significant relationships. Three sub workplace isolation elements are also tested (Social Isolation, Physical Isolation, and Informational Isolations) were assessed using the dimensional Impacts of Workplace Isolations. The P – E Fit Theory is then applied. All the measurements were collected from a sample of 400 registered Malaysian seafarers. There is a growing concern about shortage of Seafarers, particularly in Malaysia. This dissertation intends to clarify that being and feeling isolated is the main reason for these Seafarers to leave the seafaring career. This study also examines the seafarers age category as the moderating effects between the Workplace Isolation towards turnover intention among the seafarers in Malaysia. Moderation is divided in two distinct subgroups of ages. This study will help employers or the shipping companies in Malaysia to find solutions to this problem faced by the Seafarers by recommending certain measurers to counteract against turnover intention of the Seafarers.