People Organization Fit as a Determinant of Hospital Nurse Intent to Quit in Bangalore Prema R K*, Dr. Kumar V Navaneetha** *Research Scholar, Anna University, India **Director, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, India Online published on 14 October, 2016. Abstract The Service sector contributes more in enhancing the wealth and economy of our country. They deal directly with the public or the society, whom are their end customer. Shortage of workforce in such industry is a critical issue to the industry as well as for the human kind. Considering more about this, the study made an attempt in the hospitality sector to investigate the determinants of nursing staffs quitting intention. Objectives The aim of the study is to examine does people organization fit is a determinant of intent to quit among hospital nurses. It also investigates the relationship between the constructs workplace characteristics and job characteristics with people organization fit. Methods A self-administered questionnaire were distributed to a total of 760 nurses working at hospitals, in Bangalore. Structural Equation Modeling was employed using Amos 20.0 and confirmatory factor analysis was run for the hypothesized proposed model. Results The measurement model of intent to quit among nurses fit well with the data. The path coefficient estimates and the fit indices for the model were acceptable, sensitive and proved statistically with χ2/d.f=2.868, RMSEA=0.048, SRMR=0.045. Conclusion The study findings prove that people organization fit is a significant determinant of intent to quit among nurses in the hospital. The participant nurses have generally high score for intent to retain in their job provided if they feel fit well with the organization. Hence, nurses whose people organization fit are high have a longer stay with the organization and lower the quitting intentions. Top Keywords Healthcare, Intent to quit, Role conflict, Job characteristics, Workforce. Top |