Följande studie handlar om i vilken utsträckning organizational commitment har för betydelse för IT-professionella och om det har någon betydelse för mobilitetsbenägenhet. Studien har även berört bakgrundsvariablerna ålder och position och vad det har för betydelse för organizational commitment och mobilitetsbenägenhet. Studien uppkom för att förse aktörer inom IT-sektorn med relevant data för att förstå hur organizational commitment förhåller sig till mobilitetsbenägenhet. Datan samlades in med hjälp av en enkät som distribuerades på sociala medier. Resultatet analyserades genom medelvärdesanalys samt multipel OLS-regressionsanalys där det framgick att IT-professionella har lågt organizational commitment och hög mobilitetsbenägenhet samt att ålder och position inte har en betydelse för dessa attityder. Trots att resultat visade på en låg commitment och en hög mobilitetsbenägenhet visade en regressionsanalys att det finns ett signifikant samband mellan affective commitment och mobilitetsbenägenhet. Sambandet indikerar på att högre grad av affective commitment innebär en lägre grad av mobilitetsbenägenhet. Detta samband är ett av nyckelresultaten av studien.

This study aims to examine and identify possibilities andprerequisites for implementing a High Performance Work System(HPWS) in a Swedish non-profit association’s operations. Theessay assumes a set of frameworks in the form of HPWS practiceswhich are defined in previous research in order to determine andevaluate the implementation possibilities in the association. Thestudy takes place in “SRL Spelförening”, a non-profit associationwhich conduct welfare processes in the form of esports in theSwedish grassroot scene. The association has during its lifespanundergone large changes within all aspects of its operation – notleast the structure of work processes, something that has meantthat many parts of the workflow are unorganized and unstructured.This study analyzes the current state of the association’sprocesses with a quantitative interview approach focused on a setof work-related variables. The data that is generated is then usedas a control tool when the association’s prevalent prerequisites ofHPWS are to be determined. The data was also applied in a linearregression model generating correlation coefficients among thework-related variables – information which in turn gets applied inorder to decide the association’s individual attitude to HPWS. Theanalysis points to the association generally meeting the HPWSrequirements which were cited in earlier research. Some aspectswere however determined to lie beneath the bar and thereforerequire changes in accordance with earlier similar HPWS relatedcases. Furthermore, the correlation results show that theassociation’s workers’ overall attitude towards HPWS was positive,where a higher appreciation of a HPWS was related to higherengagement and lower turnover intention.

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Although suspected to be a widespread phenomenon, workplace favoritism is an under-researched area of study. Scholars have queried the effects of perceived favoritism on employee outcomes through only a handful of studies, and the majority of those studies have been conducted at private firms in Middle Eastern countries where tribalism (i.e., loyalty to one's family or social group) is conventional. Further, differences in conceptual definitions of favoritism and subsequent subdimensions have muddied the understanding of what elements are considered essential to each phenomenon. Finally, favoritism research lacks examinations of conditional indirect effects of favoritism on employee outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of this research is three-fold. The first aim is to develop a comprehensive, multidimensional measure of favoritism that will capture essential elements of the phenomenon that are specific to its subdimensions. Additionally, this study aims to increase our understanding of favoritism by examining the its indirect effects on job satisfaction, organizational commitment, counterproductive work behavior, and turnover intention through organizational justice, as well as explore differences in these effects among the supervisor's ingroup/outgroup members and among employees who vary in their perceptions of permeability to their supervisor's ingroup.

This study has examined organizational commitment among employees at a small office belonging to a larger auditing firm that is not part of the Big Four, and the role this commitment plays in the decision to stay or to resign. The industry is characterized by a high overall turnover rate, with a large portion of employees leaving within three years. This creates problems in the form of skill shortages, high workloads, and the risk of stress and burnout. Research indicates that engaged employees are more likely to stay with their employer, making it interesting to investigate how employees express their commitment. This has been done using organizational commitment theory and its components: affective, continuance, and normative commitment. By conducting five semi-structured interviews with employees, data for analysis was collected. The results show that the different components play different roles at different times, but it appears that affective commitment is the primary factor that makes them stay. The affective component is also something the employer can work to promote among employees through various activities, such as implementing a mentor and ensuring that employees develop and feel trusted by the organization, which this organization has managed well. Continuance and normative commitment seem to be more prominent according to different situations and individuals. / Detta arbete har undersökt organisatoriskt engagemang hos medarbetare på ett mindre kontor tillhörande en större revisionsbyrå som inte tillhör Big Four, och vilken roll detta engagemang har i beslutet att stanna kvar eller säga upp sig. Branschen präglas av en hög generell personalomsättning där en stor del av personalen slutar inom tre år. Det skapar problem i form av kompetensbrist, hög arbetsbelastning och risk för stress och utbrändhet. Det finns forskning som pekar på att engagerad personal stannar hos sin arbetsgivare i högre utsträckning, vilket gör det intressant att undersöka hur anställda uttrycker sitt engagemang. Detta har gjorts med hjälp av organisatorisk engagemangsteori och dess komponenter: affektivt, kontinuerligt och normativt engagemang. Genom att hålla fem stycken semistrukturerade intervjuer med anställda har underlag för analys insamlats. Resultatet visar att de olika komponenterna spelar olika roller vid olika tillfällen, men det framstår att det affektiva engagemanget är den främsta komponenten som får dem att stanna kvar. Den affektiva komponenten är även något arbetsgivaren kan arbeta för att främja hos medarbetare genom att bland annat implementera en handledare samt se till att medarbetarna utvecklas och känner ett förtroende från organisationen, vilket är något denna arbetsgivare har lyckats bra med. Det kontinuerliga och normativa engagemanget ter sig vara mer framträdande efter olika situationer och individer.

The aim of this study was to identify how organisational support, diversity, burnout and work engagement influence organisational commitment and turnover intention, and if perceived organisational support and diversity act as moderators to influence the outcomes of these relationships. A cross-sectional survey design was used. Data (N = 4,658) was gathered from a survey data archive that contains responses to survey questions as well as the demographical data regarding the respondents that was completed during wellness audits. The South African Employee Health and Wellness Survey (SAEHWS©) was used during the gathering of the data (Rothmann & Rothmann, 2006). Statistical analysis was done by means of descriptive statistics and relationships were determined by means of the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients (Clark & Watson, 1995). Regressions were used to predict the outcome variables of turnover intention and organisational commitment and the interaction effects were plotted, using organisational support and diversity as moderators on burnout as well as engagement. Burnout shows a strong inverse relationship with both organisational support and commitment. A strong direct relationship exists between burnout and turnover intention. On the other hand, a strong inverse relationship was found between turnover intention and organisational commitment. It was found that engagement relates positively to enhanced commitment and support, as well as decreased turnover intention. Diversity is a statistically significant predictor but does not moderate any relationship. It thus directly influences turnover intention as well as organisational commitment. However, diversity problems were also found to be positively linked with symptoms of burnout as well as an increased turnover intention A strong inverse relationship exists between diversity problems and work engagement. Organisational support was found to moderate the effect of burnout and engagement on both turnover intention and organisational commitment and seems to negate diversity problems. As conclusion, recommendations for future research are made. / MA (Industrial Psychology), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

The aim of this study was to identify how organisational support, diversity, burnout and work engagement influence organisational commitment and turnover intention, and if perceived organisational support and diversity act as moderators to influence the outcomes of these relationships. A cross-sectional survey design was used. Data (N = 4,658) was gathered from a survey data archive that contains responses to survey questions as well as the demographical data regarding the respondents that was completed during wellness audits. The South African Employee Health and Wellness Survey (SAEHWS©) was used during the gathering of the data (Rothmann & Rothmann, 2006). Statistical analysis was done by means of descriptive statistics and relationships were determined by means of the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients (Clark & Watson, 1995). Regressions were used to predict the outcome variables of turnover intention and organisational commitment and the interaction effects were plotted, using organisational support and diversity as moderators on burnout as well as engagement. Burnout shows a strong inverse relationship with both organisational support and commitment. A strong direct relationship exists between burnout and turnover intention. On the other hand, a strong inverse relationship was found between turnover intention and organisational commitment. It was found that engagement relates positively to enhanced commitment and support, as well as decreased turnover intention. Diversity is a statistically significant predictor but does not moderate any relationship. It thus directly influences turnover intention as well as organisational commitment. However, diversity problems were also found to be positively linked with symptoms of burnout as well as an increased turnover intention A strong inverse relationship exists between diversity problems and work engagement. Organisational support was found to moderate the effect of burnout and engagement on both turnover intention and organisational commitment and seems to negate diversity problems. As conclusion, recommendations for future research are made. / MA (Industrial Psychology), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

The primary objectives of the study were as follows: (1) to explore the relationship between career anchors (as measured by the Career Orientations Inventory), organisational commitment (as measured by the Organisational Commitment Questionnaire) and turnover intention (as measured by a three-item questionnaire, developed by Mobley, Horner, and Hollingsworth, 1978); and (2) to determine whether employees from different gender, race, employment positions and age groups differ significantly in their career anchors, organisational commitment and turnover intention. A quantitative survey was conducted on a non-probability sample of 343 employed adults at managerial and general staff levels in the South African retail sector. The results of this study suggest that there was a significant but weak relationship between employees‟ career anchors and their organisational commitment. Career anchors were also found to be significantly related to organisational commitment and turnover intention; with entrepreneurial creativity, lifestyle and service/dedication to a cause career anchors being the best predictors of these two variables. The relationship between organisational commitment and turnover intention was significant and negative, with affectively and normatively committed participants being more likely to remain with the organisation (i.e. having lower turnover intentions). In addition, the findings indicate that although gender has no relationship with turnover intention, race, employment position and age do. African, general staff and 30 years and younger participants indicated higher intentions to leave the organisation. / Industrial & Organisational Psychology / M. Comm. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)

Syfte: Det finns en mängd studier som behandlar frivillig personalomsättning och vad dess orsaker är. Fler studier av fördjupande karaktär behövs för att få ökad förståelse över vad det är som orsakar frivillig personalomsättning. Syftet med studien är att få ökad förståelse för hur första linjens chefer inom vård och omsorgsbolag kan engagera sig i, och påverka medarbetare för att minska frivillig personalomsättning. För att uppfylla syftet ska studien besvara varför medarbetare överväger att säga upp sig, hur chefer kan vidta åtgärder för att minska övervägande av uppsägning bland medarbetare samt hur omsättning av första linjens chefer påverkar personalomsättning i organisationen. Metod: I denna studie har en kvalitativ fallstudie (enfall) genomförts på en organisation som är verksam inom vård och omsorgsbranschen. Huvudmetoden för att samla in data är semistrukturerade intervjuer (n=11) med individer i olika befattningar inom organisationen. För att få en djup holistisk bild av fallet kompletteras intervjuerna med en enkätundersökning genomförd av medarbetare (n=137), dokumentanalys samt observationer. Analysen av data har genomförts genom mönsteranalys och redovisningen av data har skett utifrån studiens forskningsfrågor. De som studeras är främst medarbetare och olika chefer inom organisationen. Resultat & slutsats: Flera orsaker till, och åtgärder för att minska frivillig personalomsättning har synliggjorts. Omsättning av första linjens chefer visade sig ha inverkan på samtliga orsaker som synliggjorts i studien.  Examensarbetets bidrag: Studien bidrar med ökad förståelse för vad som orsakar, och hur första linjens chefer kan minska frivillig personalomsättning. Vikten av balans mellan arbetsliv och privatliv har synliggjorts. Studien bekräftar tidigare forskning som framhäver betydelsen av omsättning av chefer i arbetet med minskning av personalomsättning.  Förslag till fortsatt forskning: Förslag till fortsatt forskning är att utforska orsaker i organisationer med låg personalomsättning inom samma kontext, hur lokalt engagemang kan ersätta organisatorisk engagemang och hur omsättning av första linjens chefer kan minskas för att motverka frivillig personalomsättning bland medarbetare. / Aim: There is a variety of studies that deal with the issue of voluntary turnover and its causes. More in-depth studies are required in order to gain increased understanding of what causes voluntary turnover. The aim of this thesis is to gain increased understanding of how first line managers in health and social care corporations can engage in, and influence coworkers in order to reduce voluntary turnover. In order to fulfill its purpose this thesis will answer why coworkers are considering leaving the organization, what actions managers can take to reduce turnover intentions among coworkers and what impact turnover among managers have on staff turnover within the organization. Method: In this thesis a qualitative case study (single case) was carried out on an organization that operates within the health and social care industry. The main method used to gather data is semi structured interviews (n=11) with individuals in various positions within the organization. In order to obtain a deep holistic view of the case the interviews are supplemented with a survey conducted by coworkers (n=137), document analysis and observations. The data was analyzed using pattern-matching technique and the reporting of data has been based on the study's research questions. The subjects in this thesis are coworkers, and various managers within the organization. Result & Conclusions: Several causes for, and actions to prevent voluntary turnover has been highlighted. Turnover among first line managers turned out to have an impact on all the causes highlighted in the study.  Contribution of the thesis: The thesis contributes with increased understanding of what causes, and how first line managers can prevent, voluntary turnover. The importance of balance between working life and privacy has been highlighted. The thesis confirms previous research that emphasizes the relevance of turnover among managers in order to reduce staff turnover. Suggestions for future research: Suggestions for future research is to explore causes in organizations with low turnover within the same context, how local commitment can replace organizational commitment and how turnover among first line managers can be reduced in order to reduce turnover among staff.

Background. Shortage of nurses is an alarming problem in Sweden and the world as a whole. To be able to solve this problem it important to identify those factors that according to the nurses can contribute to make their work attractive. Aims. The aim of this study was to describe factors that make work attractive and how these differ from the actual work situation among nurses who work in orthopedic departments. Methods. It was a cross-sectional survey with descriptive and comparative design. Data were collected in orthopedic departments in sex different hospitals in the middle of Sweden using questionnaires. A total of 95 nurses responded. Correlation and regression analyses was used to analyze the data. Main Results. According to the nurses’ factors that were most important for a job to be attractive were leadership, salaries, collaboration (teamwork) and job status. Nurses appreciated their current work situation lower than the attractive work. To feel valuable was the best in the current work situation, while the salary was worst. Comparison of the current work with the attractive work shows significant difference with significant level <0.05 when comparing all factors. The most significant was salary because it had the biggest discrepancy between the current work and the attractive work while the journey to and from work had the least discrepancy. Conclusions. According to the results of the analyses good leadership, high salaries, good collaboration (teamwork) and good job status are of great importance when considering strategies to retain nurses. Nurses appreciated their current work situation lower than the attractive work with salaries being worst. This implies that one strategy that could improve the current working situation may be an increase in salaries. / Sammanfattning Bakgrund. Brist på sjuksköterskor är ett alarmerande problem i Sverige och i världen. För att kunna lösa problemet är det viktigt att identifiera de faktorer som enligt sjuksköterskor kan bidra till att göra deras arbete attraktivt. Syfte. Syftet med studien var beskriva faktorer som gör ett arbete attraktivt och hur detta skiljer sig mot den faktiska arbetssituationen bland sjuksköterskor som arbetar på ortopediska vårdavdelningar i mellan Sverige. Metod. Det är en tvärsnitt studie med beskrivande och jämförande design. Datainsamling skedde på ortopediska vårdavdelningar på sex olika sjukhus i mellan Sverige med hjälp av enkäter. Totalt 95 sjuksköterskor svarade. Korrelations- och regressionsanalys användes för att analysera data. Huvudresultat. De faktorer som enligt sjuksköterskor var mest betydelsefulla för att ett arbete ska vara attraktivt var ledarskap, lön, samarbete och arbetsstatus. Sjuksköterskor skattade sin nuvarande arbetssituation lägre än det attraktiva arbetet. Att känna sig värdefull skattades högst i den nuvarande arbetssituationen medan lönen var sämst. Jämförelse av nuvarande arbete med attraktivt arbete visade signifikant skillnader vid jämförelsen av alla faktorer. Lönen hade störst diskrepans mellan det nuvarande arbetet och det attraktiva arbetet medan resan till och från arbete hade minst diskrepans. Slutsatser. Enligt analys av resultatet har ledarskap, lön samarbete och arbetsstatus stor betydelse vid övervägande av strategier för att behålla sjuksköterskor. Sjuksköterskor skattade sin nuvarande arbetssituation lägre än det attraktiva arbetet och lönen lägst. Detta innebär att en strategi som skulle kunna förbättra den nuvarande arbetssituationen på något sätt kan vara löneökning.