Empirical Results for Investigating the Impact of Mission Attachment on the Employees’ Turnover Intentions

Abstract

The employees in nonprofit organizations joined them due to their passion for the organization’s mission and accomplish it. But a deficiency exists when one evaluates the difference in pay and work conditions which significantly influence the employee’s turnover intentions in nonprofit organizations. This tested the traditional theory of mission attachment as the most significant factor for employee’s retention in nonprofit organizations with an intention to highlight the role of mission attachment employee’s turnover control. A survey was conducted, and a questionnaire was used to analyze the employee turnover intentions of nonprofit organizations over a number of predictors and criterion variables. The multiple regression analyses were run to investigate the influence. The study reported a show positive impact towards the organizations’ missions however, appeared with dissatisfaction with from the work conditions which might overrule the decision of the n employee concerning staying only organizational mission. The study finds a positive association between nonprofit work conditions and mission attachment. This led us to conclude the mission still plays a critical role in employee retention and it reduces employee dissatisfaction from the work conditions. Based on findings, implications for stakeholders and future research concerning working conditions have been outlined along with description of limitation.