Relationship of psychological contract breach and perceived organizational support with intention to quit- a case study among employees at Sapura Secured Technologies
The main purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between psychological contract breach and intentions to quit at among the administration and technical employees Sapura Secured Technologies (SST), Kuala Lumpur. Other objective is to include perceived organizational support to examine t...
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The main purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between psychological contract breach and intentions to quit at among the administration and technical employees Sapura Secured Technologies (SST), Kuala Lumpur. Other objective is to include perceived organizational support to examine the mediating towards the relationships between psychological contract breach and intentions to quit. Data was
collected through a questionnaire survey of 200 respondents using the approach of quantitative research methods. Analysis of the quantitative data suggests that there is a relationship between psychological contract breach and intentions to quit among the employees. The results suggested that there is a significant and positive relationship. Besides, this research also examines the relationship of perceived organizational support towards the intentions to quit. The finding showed that there is significant and negative relationship. The longitudinal study is advisable for future
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my-uum-etd.51032022-04-10T02:06:12Z Relationship of psychological contract breach and perceived organizational support with intention to quit- a case study among employees at Sapura Secured Technologies 2013 Abazazilah, Mohd Abbas Ahmad, Fais Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HD58.7 Organizational Behavior. The main purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between psychological contract breach and intentions to quit at among the administration and technical employees Sapura Secured Technologies (SST), Kuala Lumpur. Other objective is to include perceived organizational support to examine the mediating towards the relationships between psychological contract breach and intentions to quit. Data was collected through a questionnaire survey of 200 respondents using the approach of quantitative research methods. Analysis of the quantitative data suggests that there is a relationship between psychological contract breach and intentions to quit among the employees. The results suggested that there is a significant and positive relationship. Besides, this research also examines the relationship of perceived organizational support towards the intentions to quit. The finding showed that there is significant and negative relationship. The longitudinal study is advisable for future research 2013 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/5103/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/5103/1/s810131.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/5103/2/s810131_abstract.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Ajzen, I. (1991). The theory of planned behaviour. Organizational behaviour and human decision processes, 50, 179-211. doi: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00989.x. Allen, N. J., and Meyer, J. P. (1996). Affective, continuance, and normative commitment to the organization: An examination of construct validity. 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