Co-worker Relationship and Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Role of Employee Cynicism

The study examines how employee cynicism mediates the relationship between co-worker relationship and employee turnover intentions in organizations in a sub-Saharan African country – Ghana. We test our hypotheses with a... [ view full abstract ]

The study examines how employee cynicism mediates the relationship between co-worker relationship and employee turnover intentions in organizations in a sub-Saharan African country – Ghana. We test our hypotheses with a sample of 288 employees using structural equation modelling (SEM) and bootstrapping procedures. The findings indicate that co-worker relationship is negatively associated with employee cynicism. The findings further revealed that employee cynicism is positively associated with employees’ intention to leave. Additionally, employee cynicism negatively mediated the relationship between co-worker relationship and employee intention to leave. Implications are presented.