Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on New Trends in Social Sciences
Year: 2024
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The Role Of Personality and Gender Differences in Resignation Intention of WM Victims
Ruby Toh, Yong Liang Ong
ABSTRACT:
Despite experiencing workplace misbehaviour and mistreatment (WM), some WM victims seem to choose to remain in the job together with the perpetrator rather than leave for another organisation. In a recent study, the authors examined the antecedents and consequences of WM, and in particular, the reasons for not leaving a job after experiencing WM. The study found that quit intentions are associated with factors such as concerns about getting another suitable job, whether the individual is a sole breadwinner, and one’s personality. Although a natural option is to exit a bad situation for a better one, it turns out that this can be a difficult choice for some. Besides financial concerns and demographic characteristics, individuals may fear the unknown or think that a move would be pointless as it would be the same everywhere. This paper contributes to existing literature by examining the role of personality among a group of WM victims in Singapore in their turnover decisions, the duration to which they choose to remain in the same job even after experiencing WM, and the stress experienced. Gender-specific perspectives are examined with resulting differential findings on the role of personality and quit intentions.
keywords: Workplace harassment; Workplace discrimination; Personality; Resignation; Gender