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http://dx.doi.org/10.15813/kmr.2021.22.3.011

Impact of Work Value Perceived by Chinese Post-90s Employees on Their Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention  

Sun, Xiaoxue (Ewha Womans University)
Yun, Haejung (Ewha Womans University)
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Knowledge Management Research / v.22, no.3, 2021 , pp. 201-215 More about this Journal
Abstract
Owing to COVID-19 pandemic and global recession, enterprises are facing more and more fierce competition. Under this situation, retaining as much as recruiting good employees has become a top priority for organization. However, post 90s, with very different characteristics from traditional workers, entered the labor market, and both employers and employees suffered from post-90's high turnover rate. Therefore, this study focuses on Chinese post-90s and examined the effects of work values they pursue (utilitarian orientation, interest congruence, long-term development, and innovativeness) on job satisfaction and turnover intention. In addition, the groups with less than or more than one year of service were compared and analyzed. A total of 267 Chinese workers born in the 90s participated in the survey. Our research findings show that utilitarian orientation affects both job satisfaction and turnover intention, but interest congruence only affects job satisfaction while innovation only affects turnover intention. And the moderating effect of tenure of service was partially verified. Various implications based on the result were discussed.
Keywords
Post-90s Employees; Work Value; Utilitarian Orientation; Interest Congruence; Long-term Development; Innovativeness;
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