The Impact of Violation of Psychological Contract on Intention to Quit (An Empirical Study: the Academic Staff at Syrian Private Universities)


Abstract in English

This study aimed to explore the impact of psychological contract violation on intention to quit among academic staff in private universities in Syria. To achieve these objectives, the researchers constructed a questionnaire consisting of (13) items and distributed the questionnaire to a sample of (127) member of academic staff in Syrian private universities. The statistical analyses point to the following results: - There is a significant impact of violation of the psychological contract on the intention of academic staff to quit private universities in Syria. - There are no significant differences between the academic staff’s perception of violation of psychological contract concerning the variables of (sex, nature of contract, and job status). - There are significant differences between the academic staff’s perception of violation of psychological contract concerning the variables of (age, academic degree, and source of certificate

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