The Mediating Role of Energetic Feeling in the Relationship between Islamic Work Ethic and Tend to Turnover

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to investigate the mediating role of energetic feeling in the relationship between the Islamic work ethic, , and tend to turnover. It applied a descriptive–correlational research method. The statistical population was consisted of the staff of the Islamic incantation organization of Khorasan Razavi (204 people) in 1392. Data were collected by the following questionnaires: Islamic work ethic (Golparvar and Nadi, 1390), the energetic feeling (Golparvar and et. al, 1389), and turnover (Mobly and Horner, 1978; Lions, 1971). Then, they were analyzed by path analysis in Lisrel software. The results indicated that: 1) Islamic work ethic had a significant positive effect on energetic feeling. 2) Energetic feeling had a significant positive effect on turnover. 3) Islamic work ethic hadn’t a significant negative effect on turnover. 4) Thus, after removeing the direct path of Islamic work ethic to turnover; the research final model fit was satisfactory. Therefore, staff turnover reasons should be noted in organizations, certainly with approach of energetic feeling.

Keywords

• islamic work ethic
• energetic feeling
• turnover
• structural relationships model