Work-Life Balance and Work Stress as Antecedents of Employee Turnover Intention in Private Food Processing Organization Romat Saragih, A.P. Prasetio, and I. Z. Naufal
Telkom University, Bandung
Abstract
Voluntary turnover can harm organization in achieving their objectives. Therefore, organization need to keep the turnover as low as possible. In order to tackle the problem they need to identify the current turnover intention level. The aim of this study is find out the direct influence of work-life balance on employee turnover intention and the mediation of work stress in the relationship. Questionnaire was used to gather the data from private food processing company in Tasikmalaya. The sample for this study were 120 employees. Correlation and Process macro were used to analyze the results. Work-life balance showed negative correlation with stress and turnover intention. While positive relation was found in the relation of stress and turnover. The study also found that work stress mediate the influence of work-life balance on turnover intention. This mean that employee who experience balance in their work-life will less expose to stress which in the end did not have the intention to leave the organization. Management should focus their human resources policy in order to maintain such balance and the low stress level.
Keywords: Work life, work life balance, work stress, turnover, turnover intention
Topic: Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Human Resources Management
