Work life balance, leadership style and turnover intention among generation Y in Malaysia

• Main Author: Louis Marcus, William
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment
• Online Access: https://etd.uum.edu.my/8355/1/s823590_01.pdf; https://etd.uum.edu.my/8355/2/s823590_02.pdf; https://etd.uum.edu.my/8355/3/s823590_references.docx; https://etd.uum.edu.my/8355/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of Work Life Balance and Transformational Leadership style towards turnover intention among Generation Y in Malaysia. Primary data was collected through distribution of 500 questionnaires to Generation Y respondent regardless of industries, position or type of job. A in total of 400 useable questionnaires were returned and are used for data analysis by using IBM Statistical Package for Social Science 25 version. The result of the study revealed a significant negative relationship between Work Life Balance and Turnover Intention. Transformational leadership is found negatively related to Turnover Intention. This study has revealed that as long Gen Y feel a balance between work and life, and they are under the supervision of transformational leadership, they are less likely to have the intention of quit.