Effect of push-pull factors on brain drain intention among doctors in Iraq
While one of the more devastating effects of organizational deterioration and crises is brain drain (BD), it has received only a cursory mention in organizational research. BD antecedents, especially from an organizational perspective, have remained largely unexplored. To address this void, the p...
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| Language: | English |
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105591/1/SPE%202022%2016%20UPMIR.pdf |
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| Summary: | While one of the more devastating effects of organizational deterioration and
crises is brain drain (BD), it has received only a cursory mention in organizational
research. BD antecedents, especially from an organizational perspective, have
remained largely unexplored. To address this void, the present study proposes
a conceptual framework for BD in organizations. A model comprising the
antecedents of BD and the BD intention, and an analysis of BD leavers'
behavioral characteristics, is introduced and tested. This study, which draws
from 450 doctors working in the public hospitals in Iraq, showed that the BD
intention of the remaining doctors in Iraq is derived from autocratic management
style, alternative job opportunities, upward comparison, opportunities for career
advancement and success, attitude towards BD, descriptive norm, exposure to
violence, intention to work abroad, and occupational distress. However, the
perceived workload, injunctive norm, subjective norm, and perceived
employability did not directly influence their BD intention. This study also found
a significant mediating effect of occupational distress and attitude towards BD
between the studied push-pull factors, social-behavioral processes of BD
leavers, and their consequences. This study concludes by highlighting the
theoretical implications of examining the effect of organizational/occupational
level factors and leavers' behavioral characteristics to explain the BD from an
organizational perspective. Several important implications for practice are also
discussed. |
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