Impact of Work Engagement on Turnover Intention According to Gender

Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between staff work engagement and their turnover intention in the context of staff gender. For this purpose, a quantitative survey (N = 123) was conducted with a group of young respondents from a variety of companies in Poland. Correlation and moderation analysis was conducted. The conceptual framework of the planned behaviour model was applied. It was found that gender is a moderator of the effect of work engagement on the intention to leave a job. For women, higher work engagement translates into lower willingness to quit than for men. The sample was not statistically representative. The article deepens the understanding of the determinants of willingness to leave a job. It analyses work engagement as a predictor of leaving a job and points out the role of gender in this process. Practical implications are the following: building tools to increase work engagement in young employees, taking into account differences between men and women.