The effect of the perception of organizational trust and organizational support on intention to quit and individual performance: An empirical study of the Turkish state universities

Abstract

This study conducts a survey on 1043 faculty member working for the Turkish state universities on the effect of the perception of organizational trust and organizational support on job quits and academic performances. We find that the perceptions of support and trust are significant variables in explaining intention to quit and individual performances. These results provide important findings for the university administrations to deal with these issues within the universities in which especially the employee turnover rate is very high. Multiple regression analysis shows that the effect of the organizational support has a significant effect on individual performance. Our results indicate that the perceptions of both organizational trust and organizational support have negative effect on intention to quit. Key words: Perception of organizational trust, perception of organizational support, individual performance, intention to quit.