From Organizational Justice Perceptions to Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Effects of Burnout and Job Satisfaction

Turnover intentions (TI) stand as an insidious problem that impacts on the functioning of organizations and the well-being of their members. Currently, there is a growing interest in identifying the explanatory mechanisms of TI, in order to strengthen and retain valued employees for organizations. I...

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Main Authors: Juan Diego Vaamonde, Alicia Omar, Solana Salessi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2018-08-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
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Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1490
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description Turnover intentions (TI) stand as an insidious problem that impacts on the functioning of organizations and the well-being of their members. Currently, there is a growing interest in identifying the explanatory mechanisms of TI, in order to strengthen and retain valued employees for organizations. In line with this trend, the aim of the present study was to test an integrative serial multiple mediation model that examined the possible mediating role of burnout and job satisfaction in the relationships between organizational justice and TI. To achieve this objective, a cross-sectional empirical study was carried out on a multi-occupational sample of 408 Argentine employees (219 women and 189 men). Participants completed a self-report questionnaire comprising previously validated measures for the target population. Structural equation modeling showed that perceptions of distributive, procedural, and interpersonal justice have negative indirect effects on TI through burnout and job satisfaction, while perceptions of informational justice exert such effects on TI only through job satisfaction. These results indicate that distributive, procedural, and interpersonal justice perceptions relate to lower levels of burnout, which in turn promote greater job satisfaction and lower TI among employees. In addition, informational justice perceptions are positively related to job satisfaction, leading to a decrease in employees’ TI. Findings are discussed in light of their theoretical and practical implications. Managers and human resource professionals could consider the research results in their attempts to design and implement talent retention strategies within organizations.
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spelling doaj.art-444620e8dc354a938b2263f46f89e5d22023-01-02T13:30:44ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyEurope's Journal of Psychology1841-04132018-08-0114355457010.5964/ejop.v14i3.1490ejop.v14i3.1490From Organizational Justice Perceptions to Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Effects of Burnout and Job SatisfactionJuan Diego Vaamonde0Alicia Omar1Solana Salessi2National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) - Research Institute, School of Humanities and Arts, National University of Rosario, Rosario, ArgentinaNational Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) - Research Institute, School of Humanities and Arts, National University of Rosario, Rosario, ArgentinaNational Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) - Research Institute, School of Humanities and Arts, National University of Rosario, Rosario, ArgentinaTurnover intentions (TI) stand as an insidious problem that impacts on the functioning of organizations and the well-being of their members. Currently, there is a growing interest in identifying the explanatory mechanisms of TI, in order to strengthen and retain valued employees for organizations. In line with this trend, the aim of the present study was to test an integrative serial multiple mediation model that examined the possible mediating role of burnout and job satisfaction in the relationships between organizational justice and TI. To achieve this objective, a cross-sectional empirical study was carried out on a multi-occupational sample of 408 Argentine employees (219 women and 189 men). Participants completed a self-report questionnaire comprising previously validated measures for the target population. Structural equation modeling showed that perceptions of distributive, procedural, and interpersonal justice have negative indirect effects on TI through burnout and job satisfaction, while perceptions of informational justice exert such effects on TI only through job satisfaction. These results indicate that distributive, procedural, and interpersonal justice perceptions relate to lower levels of burnout, which in turn promote greater job satisfaction and lower TI among employees. In addition, informational justice perceptions are positively related to job satisfaction, leading to a decrease in employees’ TI. Findings are discussed in light of their theoretical and practical implications. Managers and human resource professionals could consider the research results in their attempts to design and implement talent retention strategies within organizations.http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1490organizational justiceburnoutjob satisfactionturnover intentionsArgentine employees
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Europe's Journal of Psychology
organizational justice
burnout
job satisfaction
turnover intentions
Argentine employees
title From Organizational Justice Perceptions to Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Effects of Burnout and Job Satisfaction
title_full From Organizational Justice Perceptions to Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Effects of Burnout and Job Satisfaction
title_fullStr From Organizational Justice Perceptions to Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Effects of Burnout and Job Satisfaction
title_full_unstemmed From Organizational Justice Perceptions to Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Effects of Burnout and Job Satisfaction
title_short From Organizational Justice Perceptions to Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Effects of Burnout and Job Satisfaction
title_sort from organizational justice perceptions to turnover intentions the mediating effects of burnout and job satisfaction
topic organizational justice
burnout
job satisfaction
turnover intentions
Argentine employees
url http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1490
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