Title: Influence Of Job Demands On Intention To Leave Among Staff In Public Universities In Kenya
Authors: Bernard Karanja Dennis Juma, Susan Olesia Wekesa
Volume: 9
Issue: 7
Pages: 52-61
Publication Date: 2025/07/28
Abstract:
Job demands are those physical, social, or organizational aspects of the job that require sustained physical or mental effort. Analysis on job demands remains relevant for organizations today since they aim to systematically quantify and evaluate the physical, cognitive, and environmental demands of a task or job. This is necessary in determining the compatibility between a worker and the requirements of a specific job. The job demands-resources (JD-R) model was used as a framework to study the relationship between job demands and intention to leave. The JD-R model considers the impact of job demands and job resources on employee outcomes. This study adopted positivism research philosophy and cross-sectional research design. The sample for the study consisted of 412 academic and non-academic staff from 30 public universities in Kenya. The regression results also showed that job demands were responsible for ? significant proportion of the variance in Kenyan public universities staff's intentions to leave their jobs, with R2 values of 0.484. This implies that the model explains 48.4% of the variation in the data of the respondents' intention to leave their jobs. The study recommends that universities should assign staff roles that are aligned to their needs since untenable job demands have been shown to contribute negatively to staff's intention to leave. This should be accompanied by continuous support and rewarding of staff in line with the duties they perform.