Turnover is the mechanism by which employees leave a business or organization and are replaced by that company or organization. Many people face problems and challenges in daily life especially in their work. There has already been a dramatic growth in the women in the labor force in companies over the past few years. This will lead to less productivity of work and the organization’s performance. This study aim is to explore the women quantity surveyor’s perspectives on job hopping and turnover intentions in order to help employers of quantity surveying firms by lowering employee turnover. This study employed a quantitative approach. 144 questionnaires were distributed to quantity surveyors in a Selangor consulting firm and 76 respondents the questionnaires. The data were subsequently analysed using SPSS Version 26. The objective of this study is to examine the strategies to overcome the turnover intention and job hopping among women quantity surveyors. The result reveals that work-life balance is the most effective strategy for preventing job hopping and turnover intent among women quantity surveyors. It demonstrates that the work-life balance must be well-balanced in order to improve job performance through increased job satisfaction. The results of this study could help current and future industry teams understand how important work-life balance is for women employees to be happy at work, which will improve the organization's performance and reduce the likelihood that they will switch jobs or leave the company.
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To Cite this Article: Bakar, N. A., Masuan, M., Saberi, M. H., & Dahlan, F. M. (2022). Strategies to Overcome the Turnover Intention and Job Hopping among Women Quantity Surveyors. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(8), 1410– 1415.
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