The relationships between psychological strain, organizational support, affective commitment and turnover intentions of highly educated hospitality employees

Abstract

Turnover of highly educated employees in the hospitality industry is growing rapidly. A predictor of turnover in the hospitality industry recently put forward, but not yet fully researched, is psychological strain. This chapter investigates the role of psychological strain and organizational support in relation to affective commitment and turnover intentions. The results show that both psychological strain and organizational support were found to be significant predictors of turnover intentions. The effect of organizational support was partly mediated by psychological strain and fully by affective commitment. No significant interaction effects with gender were found. As organizational support is a precursor of both psychological strain and intention to leave and is in the scope of influence of a hospitality company, it could be a starting point for reducing turnover.

Citation

Tromp, D.M., van Rheede, A. and Blomme, R.J. (2010), "The relationships between psychological strain, organizational support, affective commitment and turnover intentions of highly educated hospitality employees", Chen, J.S. (Ed.) Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, Vol. 6), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 117-134. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-3542(2010)0000006011