The Impact of Work-Life Balance on Turnover Intention and Retention Intention among Academics in Education Sector
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This article presents the results of a study of the influence of work-life balance on turnover intention and retention intention of employees in education sector. Utilizing a 2021 survey of happiness, a sample of 2,028 academic employees were selected and analyzed. The authors classify work-life balance factors into three components according to the concept of Greenhaus et.al. (2003). The results of a binary logistic regression analysis indicate that a higher score of work-life balance could reduce the likelihood of turnover intention among academic and increase the likelihood of their retention intention. Classifying Work-life balance into 3 factors using factor analysis procedure, higher scores of involvement balance and satisfaction balance could increase the likelihood of retention intention(AOR = 1.43 and AOR = 2.3, respectively) and reduce the likelihood of turnover intention among academic employee (AOR = 0.66 and AOR = 0.45, respectively).
This study highlights the benefits of work-life balance promotion to improve the turnover rate and retention rate of an organization. The strategy to retain valuable employees should focus on promotion of involvement balance and satisfaction balance.
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