The Impact of Inclusive Talent Development Model on Turnover Intention of New Generation Employees: The Mediation of Work Passion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature and Hypothesis Development
2.1. Inclusive Talent Development Model and New Generation Employees’ Work Passion
2.2. Work Passion and New Generation Employees’ Turnover Intentions
2.3. The Mediation of Work Passion
3. Research Design
3.1. Sample Participants
3.2. Method and Variables
3.3. Procedure
3.3.1. Data Collection
3.3.2. Common Method Bias Test
4. Data Analysis Results
4.1. Descriptive Statistics and Related Analysis
4.2. Regression Analysis
4.3. Mediation Test
5. Discussion
5.1. Contributions
5.1.1. Theoretical Contribution
5.1.2. Practical Significance
5.1.3. Research Limitations and Prospects
5.2. Research Conclusion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sociodemographic Characteristics | n | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 156 | 53.8% |
Female | 134 | 46.2% | |
Age | 18–24 | 107 | 36.9% |
25–29 | 82 | 28.3% | |
30–34 | 65 | 22.4% | |
35–39 | 36 | 12.4% | |
Education level | Junior college or below | 65 | 22.4% |
Bachelor’s | 141 | 48.6% | |
Master | 60 | 20.7% | |
Doctorate | 24 | 8.3% | |
Working years | 1 year and less | 37 | 12.8% |
1–3 years | 84 | 29.0% | |
3–5 years | 95 | 32.8% | |
5–10 years | 66 | 22.8% | |
10 years and more | 8 | 2.8% | |
Position | Top managers | 9 | 3.1% |
Middle managers | 30 | 10.3% | |
Grassroots managers | 105 | 36.2% | |
Staff member | 146 | 50.3% | |
Nature of enterprise | State-owned enterprise | 78 | 26.9% |
Private enterprise | 146 | 50.3% | |
Foreign enterprise | 38 | 13.1% | |
Government-affiliated institutions | 3 | 1.0% | |
Other types | 25 | 8.6% | |
Industry of the enterprise | Internet industry | 65 | 22.4% |
Manufacturing industry | 84 | 29.0% | |
Software information service industry | 35 | 12.1% | |
Real estate | 33 | 11.4% | |
Finance and insurance | 18 | 6.2% | |
Consulting services | 4 | 1.4% | |
Scientific research and technical services | 10 | 3.4% | |
Other industries | 41 | 14.1% |
Variables | Cronbach’s α | Factor Loading | CR | AVE |
---|---|---|---|---|
X1 | 0.885 | 0.830–0.864 | 0.885 | 0.720 |
X2 | 0.795 | 0.751–0.763 | 0.801 | 0.573 |
X3 | 0.817 | 0.739–0.814 | 0.819 | 0.601 |
X4 | 0.858 | 0.780–0.865 | 0.859 | 0.670 |
X5 | 0.855 | 0.700–0.919 | 0.861 | 0.677 |
HP | 0.886 | 0.691–0.742 | 0.887 | 0.529 |
OP | 0.883 | 0.697–0.727 | 0.884 | 0.522 |
Y | 0.828 | 0.589–0.852 | 0.832 | 0.557 |
Suggested scope | >0.7 | >0.6 | >0.8 | >0.5 |
Variables | Average | X1 | X2 | X3 | X4 | X5 | HP | OP | Y |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X1 | 3.37 | 0.849 | |||||||
X2 | 3.24 | 0.410 *** | 0.757 | ||||||
X3 | 3.41 | 0.487 *** | 0.359 *** | 0.775 | |||||
X4 | 3.10 | 0.330 *** | 0.329 *** | 0.361*** | 0.819 | ||||
X5 | 2.95 | 0.426 *** | 0.404 *** | 0.413 *** | 0.553 *** | 0.823 | |||
HP | 3.07 | 0.516 *** | 0.283 *** | 0.508 *** | 0.432 *** | 0.432 *** | 0.727 | ||
OP | 2.78 | −0.177 *** | −0.181 *** | −0.272 *** | −0.469 *** | −0.517 *** | −0.341 *** | 0.722 | |
Y | 2.72 | −0.395 *** | −0.222 *** | −0.487 *** | −0.411 *** | −0.438 *** | −0.466 *** | 0.449 *** | 0.746 |
Dependent Variable→ | HP | OP | Y | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Explanatory Variable↓ | Equation | Equation | Equation | Equation | Equation | Equation | Equation | Equation |
1-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 4-2 | |
Control variable | ||||||||
Sexuality | −0.009 | 0.012 | −0.120 * | −0.092 | −0.029 | 0.005 | −0.029 | −0.037 |
Age | 0.059 | 0.06 | 0.017 | 0.068 | 0.061 | 0.075 | 0.061 | 0.078 |
Education background | 0.071 | 0.056 | −0.008 | −0.012 | −0.024 | 0.001 | −0.024 | −0.018 |
Working years | −0.012 | −0.01 | −0.032 | −0.025 | −0.089 | −0.083 | −0.089 | −0.091 |
Job grading | −0.018 | −0.046 | 0.018 | 0.02 | −0.001 | −0.012 | −0.001 | 0.017 |
Argument | ||||||||
F1 | 0.270 *** | 0.049 | −0.119 * | |||||
F2 | −0.017 | 0.109 | 0.003 | |||||
F3 | 0.232 *** | −0.086 | −0.253 *** | |||||
F4 | 0.171 ** | −0.238 *** | −0.153 ** | |||||
F5 | 0.098 | −0.378 *** | −0.196 ** | |||||
Mediation | ||||||||
HP | −0.316 *** | |||||||
OP | 0.308 *** | |||||||
Model Statistics | ||||||||
R2 | 0.009 | 0.337 | 0.017 | 0.291 | 0.014 | 0.266 | 0.014 | 0.296 |
△R2 | 0.009 | 0.328 | 0.017 | 0.274 | 0.014 | 0.251 | 0.014 | 0.282 |
F-value | 0.51 | 14.179 *** | 0.97 | 11.464 *** | 0.834 | 14.596 *** | 0.834 | 11.749 *** |
Index | CMIN/DF | RMSEA | CFI | TLI | SRMR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Value | 1.397 | 0.037 | 0.960 | 0.956 | 0.050 |
Suggested scope | <3 | <0.08 | >0.9 | >0.9 | <0.05 |
95% Confidence Intervals | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Process | Estimate | S.E. | Est./S.E. | Upper Limit | Floor |
F1→HP→Y | −0.038 | 0.019 | −1.992 | −0.089 | −0.010 |
F2→HP→Y | 0.005 | 0.009 | 0.545 | −0.008 | 0.032 |
F3→HP→Y | −0.036 | 0.019 | −1.843 | −0.093 | −0.008 |
F4→HP→Y | −0.024 | 0.014 | −1.726 | −0.065 | −0.006 |
F5→HP→Y | −0.016 | 0.014 | −1.151 | −0.051 | 0.005 |
F1→OP→Y | 0.015 | 0.014 | 1.089 | −0.005 | 0.051 |
F2→OP→Y | 0.009 | 0.012 | 0.714 | −0.012 | 0.038 |
F3→OP→Y | −0.012 | 0.014 | −0.800 | −0.053 | −0.009 |
F4→OP→Y | −0.042 | 0.018 | −2.332 | −0.088 | −0.016 |
F5→OP→Y | −0.067 | 0.026 | −2.544 | −0.13 | −0.027 |
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Fang, Y.-C.; Chen, J.-Y.; Zhang, X.-D.; Dai, X.-X.; Tsai, F.-S. The Impact of Inclusive Talent Development Model on Turnover Intention of New Generation Employees: The Mediation of Work Passion. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6054. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176054
Fang Y-C, Chen J-Y, Zhang X-D, Dai X-X, Tsai F-S. The Impact of Inclusive Talent Development Model on Turnover Intention of New Generation Employees: The Mediation of Work Passion. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(17):6054. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176054
Chicago/Turabian StyleFang, Yang-Chun, Jia-Yan Chen, Xu-Dong Zhang, Xin-Xing Dai, and Fu-Sheng Tsai. 2020. "The Impact of Inclusive Talent Development Model on Turnover Intention of New Generation Employees: The Mediation of Work Passion" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 17: 6054. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176054
APA StyleFang, Y.-C., Chen, J.-Y., Zhang, X.-D., Dai, X.-X., & Tsai, F.-S. (2020). The Impact of Inclusive Talent Development Model on Turnover Intention of New Generation Employees: The Mediation of Work Passion. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 6054. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176054