Turnover Intentions: Perspectives of IT Professionals in Kerala

Abstract

The study attempts to understand the importance of Internal Career Anchors (ICA) and External Career Opportunities (ECO) when determining employee Intention to Quit (turnover intentions) (ITQ) from an organization. The respondents were Information Technology (IT) professionals working in the state of Kerala. The analysis revealed negative relationship between the degree of ECO and ITQ (–0.49) and positive relationship between ICA and ITQ (0.16). Only two ICAs, namely, job security and technical-functional competence were negative and significant. No demographic variable, except years of experience in the organization, showed significant effect on ITQ. The results indicate that the IT companies in Kerala should try and give special emphasis to ICA dimensions of the individuals and offer ECO in line with employee characteristics to curb employee turnover.