Understanding hospital employee job stress and turnover intentions in a practical setting: The moderating role of locus of control

Purpose – This study seeks to fill a gap by investigating the moderating effects of LOC on each model path across internals and externals.Design/methodology/approach – The sample comprised 242 professional staff across a wide range of departments of a large organization in metropolitan Taipei, Taiwan. Following data collection, structural equation modeling is applied to conduct data analysis for confirmatory factor analysis.Findings – Test results indicate that global job satisfaction influences turnover intentions and organizational commitment is more for internals than externals. Organizational commitment influences turnover intentions similarly for both internals and externals. Furthermore, the influence of perceived job stress on job satisfaction and organizational commitment is stronger for externals than internals. Finally, leadership support influences job satisfaction more for internals than externals.Practical implications – Support for the proposed model provides encouragement for health care le...

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