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Should I Go or Should I Stay: job hopping in Malaysia small medium enterprise (SME) service sectors

Jia Fang Siew (HELP University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Siew Chin Wong (HELP University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Chui Seong Lim (HELP University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

European Journal of Training and Development

ISSN: 2046-9012

Article publication date: 22 September 2021

Issue publication date: 3 February 2023

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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

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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