An examination of tenure in negative organizational environments

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine how tenure moderates the relationships between the independent variables politics perceptions and perceived organizational support, and the dependent variable individual intentions to turnover. Regression analyses on data from 338 full-time employees at a water management district revealed that turnover intentions were positively related to perceptions of politics, and were negatively related to perceived organizational support. Additionally, hierarchical moderated regression analysis revealed that in organizational environments perceived as being very political and/or lacking effective support (e.g., negative environments), shorter tenure in the organization was associated with increased levels of turnover intentions. Managerial implications for addressing negative organizational environments are discussed.