The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention

Purpose– The purpose of this study is to address the mixed predictions about the relationship between general skills training and turnover intention of early career graduates by examining the mediating mechanisms of perceived organizational support (POS) and job satisfaction (JS) through which this...

وصف كامل

محفوظ في:
التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Pinnington, Ashly (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Asad Mir, Farzana (author), Ai, Zehua (author)
منشور في: 2023
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3566
الوسوم: إضافة وسم
لا توجد وسوم, كن أول من يضع وسما على هذه التسجيلة!
_version_ 1862980617165078528
author Pinnington, Ashly
author2 Asad Mir, Farzana
Ai, Zehua
author2_role author
author
author_facet Pinnington, Ashly
Asad Mir, Farzana
Ai, Zehua
author_role author
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pinnington, Ashly
Asad Mir, Farzana
Ai, Zehua
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2023-06-25
2026-01-22T08:00:57Z
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3566
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv en_US
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv Article
description Purpose– The purpose of this study is to address the mixed predictions about the relationship between general skills training and turnover intention of early career graduates by examining the mediating mechanisms of perceived organizational support (POS) and job satisfaction (JS) through which this relationship might be enacted. This study adopts organizational support theory as the guiding theory and examines the concept of POS as critical for predicting and explaining relationships in the conceptual framework. Design/methodology/approach– A quantitative survey method was used on a sample of 147 Chinese early career graduate trainees. Analysis was conducted using partial least square-based structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Findings– The main finding is that participation in general skills training (PGST) does not directly impact turnover intention, rather POS is a mechanism through which this negative relationship operates. This study also found significant evidence for serial mediation by POS on PGST and its relationship with turnover intention. Importantly, JS only has an effect on turnover intention when in the presence of serial mediation by POS. Research limitations/implications– Cross-sectional study of a small survey sample. Nonetheless, the f indings have major implications for research theories on the relationship of general skills training with employeeturnover. Social implications– PGST does not directly impact turnover intention, rather POS is a mechanism through whichthis negative relationship operates. Originality/value– This research emphasizes the important role of POS in the relationship between early career graduate trainees’ PGST andtheir turnover intentions. Keywords Generalskills, Turnover intention, Training, Perceived organizational support, Job satisfaction, Human capital.
id budr_cd2b97d49d76c1bd12dfa4b13c751472
language_invalid_str_mv en_US
network_acronym_str budr
network_name_str The British University in Dubai repository
oai_identifier_str oai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/3566
publishDate 2023
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
repository.name.fl_str_mv
repository_id_str
spelling The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intentionPinnington, AshlyAsad Mir, FarzanaAi, ZehuaPurpose– The purpose of this study is to address the mixed predictions about the relationship between general skills training and turnover intention of early career graduates by examining the mediating mechanisms of perceived organizational support (POS) and job satisfaction (JS) through which this relationship might be enacted. This study adopts organizational support theory as the guiding theory and examines the concept of POS as critical for predicting and explaining relationships in the conceptual framework. Design/methodology/approach– A quantitative survey method was used on a sample of 147 Chinese early career graduate trainees. Analysis was conducted using partial least square-based structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Findings– The main finding is that participation in general skills training (PGST) does not directly impact turnover intention, rather POS is a mechanism through which this negative relationship operates. This study also found significant evidence for serial mediation by POS on PGST and its relationship with turnover intention. Importantly, JS only has an effect on turnover intention when in the presence of serial mediation by POS. Research limitations/implications– Cross-sectional study of a small survey sample. Nonetheless, the f indings have major implications for research theories on the relationship of general skills training with employeeturnover. Social implications– PGST does not directly impact turnover intention, rather POS is a mechanism through whichthis negative relationship operates. Originality/value– This research emphasizes the important role of POS in the relationship between early career graduate trainees’ PGST andtheir turnover intentions. Keywords Generalskills, Turnover intention, Training, Perceived organizational support, Job satisfaction, Human capital.2026-01-22T08:00:57Z2023-06-25Articlehttps://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3566en_USoai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/35662026-01-30T13:48:04Z
spellingShingle The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention
Pinnington, Ashly
title The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention
title_full The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention
title_fullStr The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention
title_full_unstemmed The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention
title_short The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention
title_sort The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention
url https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3566