Does Employee Happiness Help in Reducing Turnover Intentions? Insights from Education Industry

The primary aim/objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship and impact of employee happiness on turnover intentions. The study is based on human relation theory and social exchange theory. A structured survey questionnaire is used to conduct a study among academicians of private universities in Punjab. SPSS is used to evaluate the data gathered from respondents. The stated objectives are attained using correlation and regression approaches. As per the findings, employee happiness and turnover intentions are highly associated, yet there is a negative relationship between these two. According to regression results, employee happiness appears to improve turnover intentions. The study concludes that happy academicians are less likely to leave the university and vice versa. The relevance and drawbacks are examined in subsequent sections. There are very few studies done in the education industry so far, therefore the study aims to address study gap and add to the extant literature.