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Disentangling Rationales for Leaving: A Quantitative Multidimensional Account of Employee Turnover in Southwestern Nigeria Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Siyanbola, Tejumade O. (2024) Disentangling Rationales for Leaving: A Quantitative Multidimensional Account of Employee Turnover in Southwestern Nigeria Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). International Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research, 12 (4). pp. 1-35. ISSN 2053-5821(Print), 2053-583X (Online)

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Abstract

This paper appraised major reasons employees of Nigerian manufacturing and service SMEs’ exit their jobs from a holistic perspective rather than the seemingly parochial voluntary employee turnover angle alone.Following pre-field interviews, quantitative data was collected from 696 respondents adopting two structured survey questionnaires; data was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Contrary to widely held belief, results revealed that most exits are not necessarily voluntary, but reflect three multifaceted issues (Employee-Induced, Organisationally-Induced and Externally-Induced). Employees reported job alternatives (Exp(β) = 1.438), organisation as a great employer (Exp(β) = 1.301), reward-performance ratio (Exp(β) = .676) and internal opportunities (Exp(β) = .695), as critical to their exit decisions. Owners/managers indicated external job opportunities, employee leaving after training and low salary as playing major roles in their employees’ exit decisions. A Revised Model of Turnover of Nigerian SMES employees resulted from the findings.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Depositing User: Professor Mark T. Owen
Date Deposited: 14 Aug 2024 13:49
Last Modified: 14 Aug 2024 13:49
URI: https://tudr.org/id/eprint/3305

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