The role of flourishing on career well-being and turnover intention of employees in entry-level positions

African Journal of Career Development

 
 
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Title The role of flourishing on career well-being and turnover intention of employees in entry-level positions
 
Creator Murangi, Annelisa Maletzky, Audrey
 
Subject Industrial Psychology; Organisational Behaviour flourishing; career well-being; turnover intention; entry-level employees; Windhoek; Namibia
Description Background: Millennials and Generation Z tend to constitute most of the employees in organisations, especially in entry-level positions. Given the ongoing changes in the workforce, having a younger, more aspirational and tech-savvy workforce can create enormous difficulties for both the company and the employees.Objectives: To investigate the relationship between flourishing and career well-being of employees in entry-level positions in selected private organisations in Windhoek. To investigate the relationship between flourishing and turnover intention of employees in entry-level positions in selected private organisations in Windhoek.Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional correlational research design was employed in this study. Through purposive sampling, 119 entry-level employees at selected private organisations in Windhoek, Namibia, participated.Results: Flourishing, which entails psychological, social and emotional well-being, positively and significantly correlates with career well-being of entry-level employees. Social well-being significantly impacts entry-level employees’ intentions to resign.Conclusion: When entry-level employees flourish, they thrive in their careers. As such, interventions focused on the emotional, social and psychological well-being of entry-level employees are crucial.Contribution: Organisations must enhance their human resources practices to ensure that entry-level employees’ well-being is safeguarded in the workplace.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor University of Namibia
Date 2025-11-20
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Quantitative survey research
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/ajcd.v7i1.175
 
Source African Journal of Career Development; Vol 7, No 1 (2025); 9 pages 2617-7471 2709-7420
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Windhoek, Namibia 2023 Males and females; entry level employees
Rights Copyright (c) 2025 Annelisa Murangi, Audrey Maletzky https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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