The Influence of Job Resources and Creative Self-Efficacy on Turnover Intention

Abstract

Employee turnover is a continuing issue in Malaysia that challenges employers who wish to retain the best talents in their company. High employee turnover is costly to organisations especially when talent is limited. Additionally, echoing the call by our Prime Minister to steer the country from a knowledge-based economy towards an innovation-led economy, the importance of creativity must be reiterated. This study therefore examines the relationships between turnover intention, creative self-efficacy, job autonomy, and supervisor support. The research demonstrated that both job autonomy and supervisor support are positively related to creative self-efficacy. However, the relationship between creative self-efficacy and turnover intention is not significant. As a result, no mediating relationships were found. This study provides not only theoretical but also practical implications which are useful to human resource practitioners.