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An Investigation of Job Embeddedness in a Male-Dominated Industry: What Makes Female Employees Stay?

Bredesen, Johanne Reboli; Moen, Hanna
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2019
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This study aimed to investigate employee retention within the construction

industry, with a focus on how the male-dominated industry can retain its female

employees. Job embeddedness, a theory of employee retention, looks at both

organizational and community embeddedness. In line with researchers call for

studies investigating causal indicators of the construct, the current study

investigated whether the relationship between a set of employee work-related wellbeing

HR practices and turnover intention through organizational embeddedness

would be different for men and women. Furthermore, as the male-domination of

the industry might characterize the organizational climate, perceptions of

discriminatory behavior were addressed. Last, as other factors outside employees’

work can affect their decision to leave, the possible moderating effect of gender was

tested on the community embeddedness and turnover intention relationship. The

data from 132 employees working in the industry revealed non-significant results

with regards to gender as a moderator within the relationship between a set of

employee work-related well-being HR practices and turnover intention through

organizational embeddedness. However, organizational embeddedness was found

to have an indirect effect on the relationship. Through an analysis of qualitative

data, we found differences in employee perceptions of discriminatory behavior,

which indicates that HR practices and the organizational embeddedness construct

may not capture the whole story. Last, the analysis revealed a non-significant

moderation effect by gender on the relationship between community embeddedness

and turnover intention. However, men were found to have higher community

embeddedness than women. Other findings are discussed, as well as theoretical and

practical implications, limitations, and directions for future research.

Keywords: Male-dominated industry, Job Embeddedness, Work-Related Well-

Being HR practices, Perceptions of discriminatory behavior
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Masteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Leadership and Organizational Psychology - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2019
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