Determining Critical Success Factors of Intention to Quit Among Lecturers: An Empirical Study at UiTM Jengka.

Abstract

This study aims to determine the level of intention to quit among lecturers in UiTM Jengka, Pahang. The main ob-jectives of this study was to see the factors that can lead to the intention to quit and to determine the existence of the relationship between determinant factors (demographic factors, job stress, job satisfaction and organizational commitment) and the intention to quit. Until now, no study conducted to investigate the intention to quit among the lecturers in UiTM Jengka. Rate feedback obtained represented 68% of the total population lecturers. The main instrument of this study was the set of questionnaires. Analysis found that 7% of the total respondent lecturers in-tend to quit. Although the percentage rate of lecturers who really intend to quit work is low, the study found that most respondents’ behavior almost certainly showed a tendency to stop working. Studies of workers have de-scribed the intention to quit will tend to have behaviors such as thinking to stop, trying to find another job and giv-ing estimation of how much longer he or she will stay in the organization.