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A Study on Factors Affecting Turnover Intention of Hotel and Bar Employees

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of the work environment, employee safety and employee workload towards turnover intention of club employees in Bangsar. This type of research is quantitative descriptive with a causal associative approach. The population in this study was 40 people consisting of all club employees in Bangsar. The sample is 30 people using proportional random sampling technique. The data analysis technique used is simple linear regression analysis. The results of the study show that p-values with highly statistically significant 7.24E-27 and the three variables have a significant influence on employee turnover intention. Nevertheless, the three factors have direct positive effects on turnover intention.
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