Work-life balance, job satisfaction and turnover intention amongst information technology employees

• Main Author: Munro, Zanel
• Other Authors: Oosthuizen, Rudolf Machiel
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Knowledge workers; Information technology employees; Knowledge economy; Work-life balance; Job satisfaction; Turnover intention; Talent management; Talent retention; 658.380968; Work-life balance > South Africa; Knowledge workers > Job satisfaction > South Africa; Labour turnover > South Africa
• Online Access: Munro, Zanel (2015) Work-life balance, job satisfaction and turnover intention amongst information technology employees, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20234>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20234

The objectives of the study were to determine the relationship between the demographic variables, work-life balance (as measured by the Survey Work-Home Interaction - Nijmegen), job satisfaction (as measured by the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire) and turnover intention (as measured by the Turnover Intention Scale); to determine whether the demographic variables and work-life balance significantly predict job satisfaction and turnover intention; and to determine the differences between biographical groups. A quantitative cross-sectional survey research design was applied to a stratified random sample of 79 employees in a South African IT company. Descriptive statistics, correlations, independent t-tests and regressions were used to analyse the data. Analysis revealed that job satisfaction has a significant negative relationship with turnover intention. Furthermore, the work-home interface sub-dimensions of work-life balance have both a positive and negative relationship with job satisfaction and turnover intention. There are significant differences between the various biographical groups. === Industrial and Organisational Psychology