Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study the validity of the causal model of intention to leave, and to compare the effects of job embeddedness, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment on intention to leave. Six hundred and sixty employees in the private sector completed a questionnaire measuring the job embeddedness, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and intention to leave. LISREL analysis confirms that the LISREL model using job embeddedness, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment to predict intention to leave fit the data well (χ2 = 61.47, df = 50, p = .128, RMSEA = 0.019, RMR = 0.013, GFI = 0.99, AGFI = 0.971). The variables in the model accounted for 58% of variance of intention to leave. Organizational commitment and job satisfaction had negative significant direct effects on intention to leave (β = -0.67, β = -0.21, respectively). Job embeddedness had no effect on intention to leave.