Predictors of Employees’ Turnover Intention in Selected Audit Firms In Kwara State

Abstract

The study examines the predictors of employees’ turnover intention in selected audit firms in Kwara state, Nigeria. The descriptive research survey was adopted. The population comprised all employees of audit firms in Kwara State. A total of 147 respondents were selected using a proportionate sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was employed to elicit information from the respondents. The data obtained were analysed using frequency counts and percentages for socio-demographic information of the respondents. At the same time, hypotheses were tested using multiple regression analysis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that the work pressure as a predictor has a significant effect on employee turnover intention in audit firms, Kwara State as the R2 value of 0.666 derived showed that 66.6% variation in employee’s turnover intention was explained by work pressure at 0.05 level of significance. Likewise, the role ambiguity has a significant influence on employee turnover intention in audit firms, Kwara State with R2 value of 0.830 derived showed 83% variation in employee’s turnover intention was explained by role ambiguity since p-value of 0.000 was derived at 0.05 level of significance. It is, therefore, recommends that management should consider the personal demands of employees in designing the work schedule in order to enhance their commitment towards achieving corporate goals and the employees should endeavour to device coping strategies in maintaining an optimal balance between their personal and work life.