Determinants of Turnover Intention Among Indonesian Employees in Chinese-Invested Companies: The Role of Job Satisfaction
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https://doi.org/10.38035/dijefa.v7i4.7457Keywords:
turnover intention, job satisfaction, Chinese investment, organizational support, workload changeAbstract
This study examines determinants of turnover intention among 469 Indonesian employees in Chinese-invested companies using PLS-SEM. Workload change was the strongest direct predictor of turnover intention, while perceived job security, organizational support, and cross-cultural management practices also showed significant positive paths. Fairness, organizational support, and workload change significantly predicted job satisfaction, but job satisfaction did not predict turnover intention; therefore, mediation was not established from the supplied output. The model explained 68.9% of job satisfaction and 51.9% of turnover intention. The findings emphasize workload and organizational-change management during foreign-investment transitions.
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