Relationship between onboarding experience and turnover intention: intervening role of locus of control and self-efficacy
Industrial and Commercial Training
ISSN: 0019-7858
Article publication date: 30 November 2017
Issue publication date: 1 February 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to find industry wise differences in relationship between onboarding experience (OE) and turnover intention (TI). An attempt has been made to find the intervening role of psychological variables such as locus of control and self-efficacy.
Design/methodology/approach
An online questionnaire was administered to 596 newcomers in five industrial sectors: fast-moving consumer goods, information technology (IT), pharmaceuticals, automobile manufacturing, and hospitality. The questionnaire measured the constructs of locus of control, self-efficacy, perceived OE, and TI.
Findings
Inverse relationship was found between perceived OE and TI. There is a significant positive relationship between motivation-based self-efficacy and TI which is mediated through OE. Affective self-efficacy moderates the impact of OE on TI, such that for individuals with low efficacy the inverse relationship between OE and TI is strong, but for individuals with high self-efficacy the relationship between the two variables is direct. The OE in automobile manufacturing industries is significantly higher than other industries. TI is significantly higher in IT and hospitality industries. Exploratory factor analysis of the instrument on OE led to extraction of four factors. Based on socialization resource theory, they were termed as orientation, socialization, task characteristics and leadership. Aspects of socialization and leadership are most significant factors in determining TI across industrial sectors, whereas in case of the hospitality and automobile manufacturing sector it was found that better the task characteristics higher is the chance of TI.
Originality/value
There are limited studies linking various aspects of OE with TI across industries, especially in the Indian context. So, this will be the unique contribution of this research.
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Acknowledgements
The authors will be pleased to express sincere thanks and gratitude to Abhi Deshmukh and Bharath Duggirala of IBM for suggesting the topic. The authors will also be thankful to MBA Batch 2016-2018, SCMHRD for helping in collecting the data.
Citation
Gupta, P.D., Bhattacharya, S., Sheorey, P. and Coelho, P. (2018), "Relationship between onboarding experience and turnover intention: intervening role of locus of control and self-efficacy", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 50 No. 2, pp. 61-80. https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-03-2017-0023
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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