ERIC Number: EJ1231262
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Factors Affecting Turnover Intention of Ohio State University Extension Program Assistants
Windon, Suzanna R.; Cochran, Graham R.; Scheer, Scott D.; Rodriguez, Mary T.
Journal of Agricultural Education, v60 n3 p109-127 2019
Extension program assistants' turnover intention is a key indicator of human resource development practice and overall effectiveness of organizational leadership. We used a survey design with four instruments to investigate the factors that influenced 149 Ohio State University Extension program assistants' turnover intention. The data showed significant associations between employees' age, years of service, job satisfaction, supervisor satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention. Organizational commitment mediated the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intention. The research concludes with recommendations that may help to decrease extension program assistants' turnover intention.
Descriptors: Extension Education, Labor Turnover, Job Satisfaction, Intention, Correlation, Age Differences, Experience, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Persistence, Employees, Student Recruitment, Extension Agents
American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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