Determinants of Turnover Intention among National University Employees: Fairness and Job Satisfaction by Employment Type

Key Points

• The study aims to analyze how factors influencing turnover intention vary between public and non-public university employees.
• Examined the dual employment structure of national universities with public and non-public employees.
• Used equity theory and social identity theory as theoretical frameworks.
• Analyzed the impact of distributional justice, procedural justice, job satisfaction, and professional status satisfaction on turnover intention.
• Conducted hierarchical regression analysis to explore group differences.
• Procedural justice, job satisfaction, and professional status satisfaction negatively impacted turnover intention across the overall sample.
• Among public employees, distributional justice and job satisfaction significantly influenced turnover intention.
• For non-public employees, procedural justice and professional status satisfaction had a significant relationship with turnover intention.
• No significant interaction effects were found between fairness or satisfaction variables and employment status.