Should I Go or Should I Stay: job hopping in Malaysia small medium enterprise (SME) service sectors
European Journal of Training and Development
ISSN: 2046-9012
Article publication date: 22 September 2021
Issue publication date: 3 February 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to determine the relationships between learning opportunities, person-organization fit, self-directedness career attitude and job hopping among generation Y employees in Malaysian small medium enterprise (SME) service sectors.
Design/methodology/approach
Research data was gathered from a sample of 203 generation Y employees from SME service sectors in Malaysia. Partial least squares structural equation modelling is used to perform the data analysis in the present study.
Findings
The results demonstrated that person-organization fit and self-directedness career attitude correlates significantly with job hopping among generation Y employees. However, there is no significant relationship between learning opportunities and job hopping.
Research limitations/implications
This study provides an empirical framework for explaining the job hopping among generation Y employees in SME service based on the review of related careers.
Originality/value
This study offers new insights into the predicting factors of job hopping among generation Y employees in the Malaysian context specifically.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by Internal Research Grant Scheme (IRGS) [project number: 21-07-013] and Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting, HELP University, Malaysia.
Citation
Siew, J.F., Wong, S.C. and Lim, C.S. (2023), "Should I Go or Should I Stay: job hopping in Malaysia small medium enterprise (SME) service sectors", European Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 47 No. 1/2, pp. 105-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-05-2021-0054
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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