Perception of calling and turnover intention: the moderating role of perceived mobility

• Main Author: Soares, Marcelo
• Publication Date: 2022
• Other Authors: Felix, Bruno, Laurett, Rozelia
• Format: Article
• Language: por; eng
• Source: Cadernos EBAPE.BR
• Download full: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/article/view/88192
• topic: Occupational calling; Turnover intention; Perceived mobility; Percepción de una vocación; Intención de dejar el empleo; Movilidad laboral; Perceber um chamado; Intenção de deixar o emprego; Mobilidade de emprego

This research aimed to analyze the existence of positive, negative, direct, and indirect relationships (via job satisfaction and self-efficacy) between perceiving a calling and turnover intention, as well as the moderating role of perceived mobility. We used a quantitative approach and data collection from 230 employees. The analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling. The results show a direct and negative effect between perceiving a calling and turnover intention, and between job satisfaction and turnover intention. We identified a direct and positive effect between perceiving a calling and job satisfaction and between perceiving a calling and self-efficacy. Job satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between perceiving a calling and turnover intention. There is no significant effect between self-efficacy and turnover intention in the analyzed sample. The moderating effect of perceived mobility on the relationship between job satisfaction and self-efficacy with turnover intention was not significant.