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. 2021 Nov 8:10:1130.
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.73351.2. eCollection 2021.

HR practices and turnover intention; the mediating role of organizational commitment in Tehran: a cross-sectional study

Mohammaad Kashinejad Hassanpour  1 , Chin Wei Chong  1 , Siong Choy Chong  2 , Mohammad Khaleel Ibrahim Okour  3   4 , Samadi Behrang  5 , Xin Yee Tan  1
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HR practices and turnover intention; the mediating role of organizational commitment in Tehran: a cross-sectional study

Mohammaad Kashinejad Hassanpour et al. F1000Res. .

Abstract

Background: Employees are increasingly being recognised as a valuable source of information, especially in knowledge-based businesses. Businesses, however, suffer financial and organisational memory losses related to re-hiring and training new staff, and lost productivity and intellectual property because of employee turnover. Hence, employee turnover should be considered an essential part of human resource management. Furthermore, employees' trust in management and human resource (HR) practices substantially impact organisational commitment (OC). Thus, anticipating employee commitment and turnover intentions is crucial, as people are the sole source for knowledge-based firms to maintain their competitive advantage. In the context of selected Tehran Renewable Energy (RE) firms, this study investigated the mediating impact of OC on the relationship between HR practices (recruitment and selection; training and development opportunities; performance appraisal and evaluation; teamwork; compensation and pay; and job security) and employee turnover intention. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in Tehran that involved 90 experts and knowledgeable employees from four of Tehran's top RE businesses. A questionnaire was distributed to collect data which was later analysed with correlation, regression and bootstrapping analyses. Results: All six dimensions of HR practices were discovered to have an indirect impact on turnover intention and a direct impact on OC. OC among employees has an indirect effect on turnover intention. It was also revealed that the training and development opportunity has the most considerable effect on OC and turnover intention. OC was not found as a mediator between HR practices and turnover intention. Conclusions: The outcomes of this study showed that both training and development opportunities; and pay and compensation structure were found to be two significant components of HR practices in the relationship with OC. RE managers should employ appropriate HR strategies, particularly in these two dimensions, to improve an individual's degree of OC and reduce turnover intention.

Keywords: HR practices; learning organisations; organisational commitment; renewable energy industry; turnover intention.

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No competing interests were disclosed.

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Figure 1.. Research framework
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Figure 2.. The effect of HR practices (IV) on intention to turnover (DV) with the mediating role of OC (MV).
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