Structural equation modelling (SEM): Career development, employee empowerment and engagement reduce turnover of Indian fabrication industry

A large literature emerging during the last three decades has identified a range of antecedents of turnover, including individual characteristics, employee attitudes, organizational conditions and managerial practices. Very little is known, however, about the influence of employee empowerment and engagement on turnover. In this study, a causal model of how employee empowerment impacts turnover in the Indian Fabrication Industry is developed. The model is tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques and different sources of data across multiple points in time. The empirical results support the hypothesized causal model. Employee empowerment impacts turnover intention indirectly through its influence on job satisfaction. Turnover intention, in turn, impacts turnover behaviour.