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The Influence of the Perception of Job Insecurity on Turnover Intention for Airline Employees: Testing the Moderated Moderation Effects of Perceived Organizational Support and Departments

항공기업 조직원의 직무불안이 이직의도에 미치는 영향: 조직지원인식과 직무의 결합된 조절 효과

  • Mi-ran Lim ;
  • Hee-chan Lee
  • 임미란 (대한항공 (호텔관광경영학)) ;
  • 이희찬 (세종대학교 호텔관광경영학과)
  • Received : 2024.07.19
  • Accepted : 2024.08.19
  • Published : 2024.09.30
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Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to study the turnover intention of employees during the phenomenon of job insecurity. The paper examines the direct effect of job insecurity on turnover intention and the moderating role of perceived organizational support and departments in this relationship. The analysis has been done using the PROCESS macro. with the empirical data of employees of FSC(Full Service Carrier) airlines. The conclusions of this article are as follows. The paper finds that job insecurity is an antecedent to the turnover intention. This relationship is explained by perceived organizational support in detail by departs. Besides, the study establishes perceived organizational support and departs as moderator, and with high POS, strength of the relationship of job insecurity on turnover intention will be increased and varied depending on the departs. Through this findings can provide important implications as a basis for restoring organizational resilience and employee awareness, which can help in stable operation of the company.

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