The main objective of this study was to investigate the combined effect of job insecurity and turnover intention on Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) of employees at a university in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
Using a positivist paradigm, the study was descriptive in nature.
The population of academics and administrative staff at the university under
study is 2050. Raosoft was used to calculate the sample size, and the
recommended sample size was 324. However, the researchers opted for a larger
sample of 377. The researcher had access to a detailed sample frame and
therefore used simple random sampling. The researcher used SPSS v.25 to analyse
the data. This study employed a survey method using an electronic questionnaire
to collect data. Inferential statistical tests used include the Multiple
Regression analysis, Pearson correlation and Simple Linear Regression. The
study concludes that job insecurity and turnover intention have a negative effect
on the OCB of employees at the university under study. The concluded that job
insecurity has a negative effect on the OCB of employees, the turnover
intention has a negative effect on the OCB of employees, and job insecurity has
a positive effect on the turnover intention of employees at a university in the
Eastern Cape Province. The findings contribute to the body of knowledge on the
importance of OCB and the factors affecting OCB. Recommendations provided to
managers and practitioners are based on the conclusion of the study.
Author
(s) Details
Nyasha
Chimucheka
University of Fort Hare, South Africa.
Olabanji
Oni
University of Fort Hare, South Africa.
Mtutuzeli
Dywili
University of Fort Hare, South Africa.
Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-49238-29-9/CH4
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