Today’s business challenges are no longer only about facing the economic uncertainty but also the ability to strategise and reconfigure the business operations in facing the changing world business landscape, which is highly dependent on the efficiency of organisations in managing their employees. This is also a growing concern shared by the Malaysian Private Higher Learning Institutions (PHLIs). Thus, this paper intends to fill the gap in the body of knowledge of HRM practices with specific emphasis on identifying determinants of Malaysia PHLIs’ administrators’ intention to stay. Grounded by several turnover models, this study proposes a framework linking Human Resources Management (HRM) practices and intention to stay. The findings revealed that from the four HRM practice variables used in the study, only training and performance appraisal were found to have a direct influence on the administrators’ intention to stay.
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To Cite this Article: Harun, S., & Ahmad, I. (2022). Determinants of Intention to Stay of Higher Learning Institutions Administrators: A Review of Theory and Evidence. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(4), 789–801.
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