Analysis of turnover intention among manufacturing technicians in electronic industry

Abstract

This study aims to examine the influences of the plan to further study, career growth and discriminatory treatment on turnover intention among technicians in electronic industry in Malaysia. The objectives are: (i) To identify the relationship between the plan to further study and turnover intention among factory technicians, (ii) To identify the relationship between career growth and turnover intention among factory technicians, and (iii)To identify the relationship between discriminatory treatment factors and turnover intention among factory technicians. The population involved in this study were the manufacturing technicians at an electronic factory. Survey questionnaires were used to collect data. A total of 110 questionnaires were analyzed. Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used to measure the degree of relationship between variables. The findings showed that all independent variables; plan to further study, career growth and discriminatory treatment, were positive moderately correlated with turnover intention.