The Eff ect of Quality of Work Life on Employee Turnover Intention in Sports and Physical Activity Organizations

Abstract

Quality of work life is one of the many factors that infl uence employees’ turnover intention. In this study, the eff ect of quality of work life on turnover intention in sports and physical activity organizations was investigated. The quality of work life scale developed by Chen and Farh (2000) was used to measure quality of work life and turnover intention scale developed Landa uand Hammer (1986) was used to measure employees’ turnover intention. The data were obtained from the trainers (N=105) of swimming and fi tness clubs. The results of the study demonstrated that quality of work life signifi cantly and inversely infl uenced turnover intention of trainers. According to these results, sports and physical activity organizations that seek to provide attractive work conditions to the successful employees should try to implement programs to improve the quality of work life in their organizations to reduce the intentions of employee turnover

Keywords

• Quality of work life, turnover intention, trainer, sports and physical activity sector

Spor ve Fiziksel Etkinlik İşletmelerinde İş Yaşam Kalitesinin Çalışanların İşten Ayrılma Niyetine Etkisi

Abstract

Çalışanların işten ayrılma niyeti üzerine birçok faktör etki etmekte ve iş yaşam kalitesi de bu faktörlerden birini oluşturmaktadır. Bu araştırmada, iş yaşam kalitesinin çalışanların işten ayrılma niyetine etkisi spor ve fiziksel etkinlik sektöründe incelenmiştir. Chen ve Farh (2000) tarafından geliştirilen iş yaşam kalitesi ölçeği ile Landau ve Hammer (1986) tarafından geliştirilen işten ayrılma niyeti ölçeğinin kullanıldığı bu araştırmada veriler ticari olarak faaliyet gösteren yüzme ve fitness işletmelerinde çalışan antrenörlerden (N=105) elde edilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, iş yaşam kalitesinin işten ayrılma niyetini anlamlı ve negatif olarak etkilediğini göstermiştir. Bu sonuca göre, başarılı çalışanlarla istikrarlı bir hizmet sunmak isteyen spor ve fiziksel etkinlik işletmelerinin iş yaşam kalitesini artırarak çalışanlarının işten ayrılma niyetlerini azaltması akılcı bir yol olarak görülmektedir

Keywords

• İş yaşam kalitesi, işten ayrılma niyeti, antrenör, spor ve fiziksel etkinlik sektörü

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