Factors Influencing Intention to Leave among Academic Staff in Yemeni Higher Education: The Role of Quality of Work Life, Job Satisfaction, and Future Career Anxiety

Sukainah Hasan Saleh Alhebshi; Antar Fuad Ali Alharazi; Aminullah Abdulrasheed Abdullah

doi:10.37934/arbms.42.1.98123

Authors

Sukainah Hasan Saleh Alhebshi Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM Sintok Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
Antar Fuad Ali Alharazi Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aminullah Abdulrasheed Abdullah Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM Sintok Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arbms.42.1.98123

Keywords:

Intention to Leave, Quality of Work Life, Job Satisfaction, Future Career Anxiety, turnover, brain drain, higher education, Yemen

Abstract

The article examines the aspects that determine Intention to Leave (ITL) in academic employees in Yemen considering the contributions of Quality of Work Life (QWL), Job Satisfaction (JS) and Future Career Anxiety (FCA). Quantitative method of data collection, data were gathered through structured survey questions of 300 academists in Sana'a-based universities. The results reveal that QWL as well as JS are important in reducing ITL whereas FCA is a mediator in the interaction between QWL, JS, and ITL. It was discovered that the impact of FCA and ITL was moderated by age and experience where more experienced academics experienced lower levels of career anxiety and turnover intentions. The researchers indicate that the problem of brain drain in the higher education sector of Yemen can be alleviated through enhancing the working conditions and job satisfaction besides FCA.