The Mediating Role of Work Engagement on The Relationship Between Job Security, Organizational Justice, Job Embeddedness and Turnover Intention of Pakistan's Textile Industry

Abstract

The textile industry in Pakistan is struggling to retain its employees, Hence, current study focused on crucial elements influencing retention of employees in textile industry of Pakistan.  Therefore, current study aims to investigate the impact of job security, organizational justice, job embeddedness, on employee’s turnover intention. Current study also investigates the mediating impact of work engagement between job security, organizational justice, job embeddedness and turnover intention. The research relied on responses from 384 textile industry workers in Pakistan. The findings indicate a statistically significant relationship between the primary factors of the investigation. It was shown that the work engagement partially mediates the connection between job embeddedness, organizational justice job security, and turnover intention. The findings imply that proactive measures taken by employers to enhance job security, Organizational justice, and job embeddedness have a positive effect on employee engagement and retention. The study contributes new data to the body of knowledge and theory regarding important factors. The results' potential implications are also examined.