Abstract:

The downsizing and flexibility strategies of enterprises to gain competitive advantage have also affected the strategies regarding the management of the workforce. Particularly, temporary, part-time employment practices have eliminated employees' job security under full-time employment conditions. A significant portion of the employees are concerned about maintaining the continuity of their jobs. On the other hand, workers also had considerable freedom to seek jobs that would provide better wages and working conditions. However, the employees' preferences in protecting their current jobs and looking for new ones will affect their self-esteem. This study investigates the effect of employees' perceptions of job insecurity on their turnover intention. Self-esteem plays a regulatory/moderate role in this relationship; Employees with high self-esteem are assumed to have high turnover intentions, whereas those with low self-esteem will reduce their turnover intention. The research population consists of employees working in 5-star hotels in Afyonkarahisar. Data were collected from 135 hotel employees. As a result of the analysis made within the structural equation model framework concluded that job insecurity is linearly and positively related to turnover intention, and self-esteem has a regulatory role in this relationship.

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